I am running Ubuntu 13.10. I installed gnome3 out of curiosity a few days back, from then my desktop background just went black. It won't change no matter what I do. I removed gnome completely and reinstalled Unity. But the problem persists. Hoping to find some help here. Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
I had a similar issue:
I turned the desktop icons off using Ubuntu Tweak and from the following restart I had a black wallpaper.
To get my wallpaper back I turned desktop icons on using Ubuntu Tweak again.
Downoad Ubuntu Tweak: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
Ubuntu Tweak->Tweaks->Desktop icon settings->Show icons on the desktop->ON
Restart then.
If you don't have the desktop icons in addition to the wallpaper then you can give this a try.
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Hey it actually worked, I turned on the desktop icons and wallpaper came back to normal.– AmirMar 25, 2014 at 13:59
The simplest way to do this is to hit open a Terminal or hit Alt-F2 and run the command: unity --reset.
If this doesn't work, (most likely it won't),for 13.10 follow this link
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1What about in 13.10? The user specifically mentioned he's using 13.10.– PartoMar 24, 2014 at 18:20
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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.– SethMar 24, 2014 at 18:27