On Mon, 6 Oct 2014 16:53:13 -0400 Jerry Geis wrote: > How can I remove the four items on screen? > Applications, > Places > home > trash Mate allows me to remove those things using dconf-editor. I have check boxes for computer-icon-visible, home-icon-visible, network-icon-visible, trash-icon visible and volumes-visible under org-mate-caja-desktop. The same set of checkboxes are also available under gnome-nautilus-desktop. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com