Index: src/lb-module-files.c
===================================================================
--- src/lb-module-files.c	(revision 627)
+++ src/lb-module-files.c	(working copy)
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@
 {
 	GObjectClass  *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 	LbModuleClass *module_class = LB_MODULE_CLASS (klass);
-	GConfClient   *client;
-	gboolean       desktop_is_home;
-	gchar         *desktop;
+	const gchar   *desktop;
 	gchar         *uri;
 
 	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
@@ -89,15 +87,11 @@
 	module_class->query        = module_files_query;
 	module_class->add_actions  = module_files_add_actions;
 
-	client = gconf_client_get_default();
-	desktop_is_home = gconf_client_get_bool(client, "/apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_is_home_dir", NULL);
-
-	desktop = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (), desktop_is_home ? NULL : "Desktop", NULL);
+	desktop = g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP);
+	if (desktop == NULL)
+		desktop = g_get_home_dir ();
 	uri = g_filename_to_uri (desktop, NULL, NULL);
-	g_free (desktop);
 
-	g_object_unref(client);
-
 	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_DIR_URI,
 					 g_param_spec_string ("dir-uri",
 							      NULL, NULL,
Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 627)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 dnl -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LB,[
+	glib-2.0 >= 2.14
 	gtk+-2.0 >= 2.10
 	gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.10
 	libgnomeui-2.0