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I like to have the system icons, like trash, my computer, home and network on the desktop. There's no system configuration that simply switches them on - I guess the developers have another taste .. But, it's easy to do: just create a simple text file for each in $home\Desktop

Create $home\Desktop\home.desktop and add the content:

[Desktop Entry]
URL=$HOME
GenericName=Home Folder
Icon=user-home
Name=Home
Type=Link

Create $home\Desktop\computer.desktop and add the content:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=My Computer
Comment=All system files
Icon=computer
Type=Link
URL=/
OnlyShowIn=KDE

Create $home\Desktop\network.desktop and add the content:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=network
Comment=Network shares
Icon=preferences-system-network-sharing
OnlyShowIn=KDE
Type=Link
URL=remote:/

Create $home\Desktop\trash.desktop and add the content:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Trash
Comment=Contains removed files
Icon=user-trash-full
EmptyIcon=user-trash
Type=Link
URL=trash:/
OnlyShowIn=KDE;