1) enable matans repo in app manager or faster app manager and and then install "modified-hildon-desktop" repo added as such name Matan's repository url http://my.svgalib.org/repo/binary/ distribution ./ name, url, and distribution are the fields to input to, you do not type them. make sure enable repo is checked 2) make 2 scripts in /bin and make sure they are both executable. first script is called unlock, second script is called lock...please note I am using bash as my shell, if you are using sh I suspect you may have to change the value of bash to sh in the stuff I posted below... #!/bin/bash #this is the script "unlock" ---make sure it has execute permissions gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool false -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash #this is the script "lock" ---make sure it has execute permissions gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool true now you will open a terminal and type "lock" to lock the desktop (the way you will have it normally) and unlock to unlock to add icons or move stuff about. remember to lock it again when you are done...