Trash icon missing from Ubuntu (Gnome)

There are 2 ways of correcting this apparently default problem with the desktop.

1. Adding the Trash icon to the desktop
   
   
   • You can do it manually by adding ashortcut to the hidden .Trash folder hiding in your home folder. If you are in your home folder and want to make all the hidden files/directories visible, click CTRL+H.
     
     
   • The better way of doing this is through Nautilus, the file explorer. First call up the configuration editor interface (GConf editor) by opening Terminal and entering
     

     gconf-editor /apps/nautilus/desktop

     
     In the window on the right change the trash_icon_visible check value. You can also give it its own name. You can also add other icons to the desktop.
     Here is was it looks like on the desktop:
     
     By the way, I changed the name to a Slovene word for Trash: "Smeti".
     
     
2. Adding the Trash icon to the Panel
   
   First, make sure the icon is not already there as it is not very visible but once you put your mouse pointer over it it reveals it purpose.
   
   
   
   
   So if it not there or you want to add it to a different panel do the following. Right-click the Panel you whish to add the icon to and select Add to panel. In the Desktop & Windows section select "Deleted items"
   
   Click the Add button on the bottom right. The Deleted items icon should appear immediately. Close the window you just worked with and that should be it.