# Restore desktop “Customise” option

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722>\
**Category:** Wish list\
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722 "2025-03-15T05:18:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/1 "2025-03-15T05:18:41Z")

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As a day-to-day user of UB 24.04, I hadn’t noticed it until now, but this option borrowed from Cinnamon seems to have disappeared since version 24.10, and will do so again in UB 25.04:

 ![customise #1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/1/1c8dd1c825f8d860b659c44a121bdc59165d24bf.png)

It’s very useful for recalibrating the grid and setting the distribution of icons on the desktop:

 ![customise](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/6/6e83d339d6ad1c27e059e998e1f1c410a5d46534.png)

Could it be reinstated?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/2 "2025-03-15T07:31:38Z")

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Well that option depends on this gsettings key [nemo/libnemo-private/org.nemo.gschema.xml at 8d48119cd9b7fa1ec601294d7067905cb3338ebc · linuxmint/nemo · GitHub](https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/blob/8d48119cd9b7fa1ec601294d7067905cb3338ebc/libnemo-private/org.nemo.gschema.xml#L832)

Curious though what the nemo project means by “new style desktop” in the description

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/3 "2025-03-15T09:26:12Z")

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Thanks David, it’s the right key, but if it works on UB 24.04, it has no effect on 24.10 or 25.04: even if it’s set to “true”, the menu entry is not displayed.

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/4 "2025-03-15T12:52:00Z")

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I’ve found it: you first have to click on ‘Align to grid’ for the ‘Customise’ option to appear:

 ![customise-desktop](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/b/b2722154c80f44d227ffdeeca5794724e36066fc.png)

Not easy, Cinnamon-style.

I’ll rephrase the question: why not activate these two options by default?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/5 "2025-03-15T15:24:06Z")

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If you find a way then let me know. Dont know myself how to-do

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**Author:** ![jlb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jlb/32/4919_2.png) [@jlb](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jlb)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/restore-desktop-customise-option/7722/6 "2025-03-15T16:24:37Z")

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> [@fossfreedom](#):
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> Curious though what the nemo project means by “new style desktop” in the description

> [@jlb](#):
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> I’ll rephrase the question: why not activate these two options by default?

I found both the answer to your question and the solution to my request.

The key is `org.nemo.dektop use-desktop-grid`:

> Summary : Which desktop view type to use  
> Description: If true, the new desktop grid view will be used by nemo-desktop, otherwise the legacy view will be used.

Its default value is “false” (“legacy” desktop grid):

 ![false](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/d/d2f993a9287306fa890caffe010af001a492db8b.png)

It must be set to “true” to display the “Customise” option (“new” desktop grid):

```auto
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop use-desktop-grid true

```

 ![true](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/7/78f11df32738659f50f11e5bcaa0badf792a5a16.png)

It should therefore be set this way on installation.

It would also be more logical to place the “Customise” option just below “Align to grid” — but I don’t know how to do that (yet?). 🤭