You need to access gconf-editor. There are two ways of doing this.
1. Type gconf-editor in the Terminal and hit Enter
OR
2. Press Alt + F2 from the keyboard and type gconf-editor and hit Enter
Now a new window will be visible which should look something like this:
You now need to navigate to :
apps > nautilus > desktop
Well its pretty simple now, select/unselect the items of your choice:
If you want to hide all icons, instead of individual icon types, use g-conf editor, but navigate to apps > nautilus > preferences and uncheck "show desktop". Aside from being less work, this will also help later, when you want different pictures on your multiple desktops with compiz. Also, I like using my desktop as a trashy bottom drawer to collect misc items I don't want to deal with at the moment, but may sort later... if only I could do this with my office! :D
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