For questions regarding the image displayed on the desktop background.
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Ubuntur 12.04 - Background Wallpaper shows portrait photo in landscape orientation
I want to have some portrait-oriented (longer vertical than horizontal dimensions) jpg files for my wallpaper, but they keep being displayed in landscape-orientation (rotated anti-clockwise 90deg). ...
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How to enable auto change wallpaper in unity in ubuntu 13.04?
I am unable to find any feature to make the desktop wallpaper autochange after an interval.
If there is, please let me know. If not, then is there any app for the same?
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No wallpaper after update
I updated the system from the software updater and it required restart , after the laptop restarting no wallpaper on the desktop even if i changed it like below
any help ??
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How to set Desktop to show files and folders from different directory?
Currently, when all windows are minimized and closed, the desktop will show files and folders located in /home/user/Desktop. I want to change this behavior and have my home folder be displayed for ...
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Different wallpapers for each workspace in Ubuntu 13.04. Fusion extra's not available. Is there another fix? [duplicate]
I have been looking everywhere for an answer to my question. Tries just about every guide there is and went through all of the ubuntu forums.
This is not a duplicate question as the answers to the ...
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Logon wallpaper differs from user wallpaper [duplicate]
Since I changed my wallpaper, I noticed that the logon screen didn't update. It still uses the wallpaper before I updated it. This is in Ubuntu 13.04.
Anywone any suggestions? I have been playing ...
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Replacing Nautilus with Nemo: wallpaper problems
I have installed Nemo from the Cinnamon PPA and used the instructions here to set it as the default file manager on my system (Ubuntu Raring). It works perfectly, but causes a strange issue with the ...
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I don't see my Ubuntu's wallpaper
I can't see my wallpaper I updated Nautillus and BAM! I change it alot of times and Still can't see it, everything works correctly only this bothers me a little please help (Sorry about my englis I'm ...
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My wallpaper cannot be changed and my ubuntu tweak cannot launch even after an ugrade
I was previously using ubuntu version 12.10 and I recently upgraded to version 13.04. Everything was working fine until I updated. Immediately after the update, my wallpaper cannot seen on screen ...
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Settings always change
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. All settings goes to default settings, whenever I shutdown.
If i set the wallpaper, It change again to purple color, and if I set the volume also to maximum it always ...
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3answers
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Desktop icons disappear when using wallpaper plugin
When I enable wallpaper compiz plugin all icons disappear from desktop. How can I fix that?
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Avoid stretching with draw-user-backgrounds / dynamic image? (xubuntu)
The lightdm draw-user-backgrounds method stretches my wallpaper so it looks really ugly. Currently my hack is to set my wallpaper centered, then grab a screenshot, blank out desktop icons in GIMP, and ...
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No wallpaper Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
After upgrading my system (ubuntu 13.04 64bit) and restart the computer, my desktop wallpaper ran out, only appears a white background, someone could help me with this?
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Ubuntu 13.04 unable to change background images in user mode
I just upgraded to 13.04 this morning. When I signed in for the first time the original background I had used from 12.10 was there but was tiled. So I went to settings appearance and changed the way ...
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Background lag in ubuntu 13.04
I have some lag when i turn off icons from desktop. When I logging i have no wallpaper on background. Instead of wallpaper i have freezed logging screen. And the unity (or maybe compiz) freezes for a ...
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Change wallpaper when changing screen resolution
I often have to plug external monitors or beamers into my laptop. They almost always have a different resolution than my internal monitor. My wallpaper only really looks good on this single ...
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Black Home Screen
When I boot up sometimes I get a black screen with just a mouse. So to solve that I hit Ctrl-alt-f5 to go to tty5. I then run the command unity which gives me the unity bar, but it still has a black ...
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No wallpaper after installing Gnome Shell [13.04] [duplicate]
After installing Gnome Shell 3.8, my wallpaper disapear and I see only white space on desktop. After nautilus -q white turn into black, but I still can't see picture (Picture is set correctly, because ...
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Wallpaper doesn't appear [duplicate]
After I upgraded Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04, the wallpaper doesn't appear anymore. In instead, apeears a blank image. I already tried to change, but nothing happens.
Also, I already tried in Gnome 3 and ...
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Run Wallch in background
New to the Ubuntu scene. Is it possible to get Wallch to run in the background? Because when I'm running Wallch right now I have to start it up then bar it and leave it running for the time I'm on the ...
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How do I enable the user dynamic wallpaper in the login screen of Ubuntu 13.04?
Ubuntu 12.04 Unity greeter had introduced the selected user dynamic wallpaper which allowed, when selecting a user from the available users list in the login screen, the wallpaper to change to reflect ...
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White wallpaper after 13.04 upgrade [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to 13.04 but now my wallpaper is missing, I only have a white background although everything seems to be working (icons, etc.). I tried to change the "Have file manager handle the ...
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No wallpaper after installing Blueman on 13.04 [closed]
I'm running a clean Ubuntu 13.04 (daily build) and everything was fine. I then installed Blueman to get my apple wireless mouse working. After I installed Blueman and rebooted, my wallpaper function ...
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“Change wallpaper” option doesn't work
I have installed Ubuntu-GNOME then installed Unity desktop and I can't change my wallpaper! When I click on the option, the one thing that appears is the system settings window, without the option to ...
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Can't change xubuntu desktop background
I recently installed the xubuntu-desktop over Ubuntu 12.10. I'm trying set my wallpaper to change every 5 minutes, but it doesn't seem to be working. In desktop settings, I have it set to image list, ...
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Enable desktop wallpaper change with elapsed time [duplicate]
Is there a way to randomise the ubuntu desktop wallpaper with time for each displayed wallpaper.
This will randomly select a wallpaper from the pictures folder and display it for the specified time ...
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Only the wallpaper and cursor show on Ubuntu 12.04
I tried to make some effects but now I can ONLY see a wallpaper and cursor, nothing else. I can normally use right click button also, but it doesn't work either.
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Problem with background on Ubuntu 13.04? [closed]
I have a problem with Ubuntu 13.04, there is no wallpaper except a white one . I tried to change it but it didn't change.
Any suggestions?
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How can I use custom wallpapers for the login screen?
I recently Installed 12.10 version and I loved it! But the there's something weird with Wallpapers. As long as I use a wallpaper from the /usr/share/backgrounds folder (I use the "appearance" dialog ...
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install 12.10 blank wallpaper [duplicate]
First time installing Ubuntu on old Toshiba Satellite laptop. wouldn't boot from dvd so opened Wubi in windows and installed the helper file. Then when booting from dvd error message of couldn't find ...
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Lightdm-gtk-greeter's background wallpaper is distorted in Ubuntu 12.04 (How I can correct background wallpaper errors in “lightdm-gtk-greeter”?
Changed my settings into "lightdm-gtk-greeter" to be able to select different languages at login each time I wish.
Everything is fine with my PC. It logins correctly after a while with an exception ...
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Wallpaper settings via nitrogren are lost after rebooting?
I use nitrogen to set a different wallpaper for each monitor. It requires disabling of the Nautilus desktop, but works great. Until I reboot...at which point the settings are lost and I go back to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS cannot change Date&time and Wallpaper and screen timeout in System Settings
Problem:
Cannot change Date&time settings, there is no response toggling "Weekday", "Date and month" and "12-hour" or "24-hour".
Cannot change Wallpaper.
Cannot change "Turn screen off when ...
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Where are the Ubuntu 12.04's Unity desktop wallpapers located?
Yes before I ask this question searched for a solution here and could not find a real answer. Thank you. Please see the picture below:
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Wallpaper goes to black after resuming from sleep
I searched for something similar but I can't seem to find someone else having this issue. Whenever I close the lid on my laptop and open it my ubuntu install loads up fine but my wallpaper just ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Set different wallpaer for each workstation?
Is this possible,,, I have tried methods that I saw browsing the interwebs, but all of them seem to not have the buttons where the buttons are supposed to be.
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My Wallpaper changes when I restart?
I set a custom wallpaper background simply by right clicking on the image and selecting "set as background" but when I shut my computer off last night and turned it back on today, my desktop ...
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Change default desktop background for LDAP login
I am running and open-ldap server for centralised authentication, and Ubuntu 10.04 for the client side. I want to change the default background on Ubuntu client image, so that when a new user logs ...
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Desktop wallpaper changes every time I close laptop lid
I have problem with desktop wallpaper. Every time I close my laptop lid, laptop goes in standby mode and after opening lid and entering password wallpaper is changed.
For example if all programs were ...
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Can change background only from Gnome, not from Unity
I just upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 and I see when I right click on the desktop and click on change desktop background, all I get is the system settings dialogue and not the change desktop ...
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Why can't I change the wallpaper in Gnome Shell and Unity?
I've just installed Gnome Shell and changed the theme and so on; but I can't change the wallpaper.
I'm using the Gnome Control Center to change the wallpaper but it doesn't work even if i ...
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Can I use compiz wallpapers and still show my icons? [duplicate]
Wondering if there is a way to have my multiple wallpapers through compiz and have icons.
When you use wallpapers for compiz it hides the icons. Is there a way I can get them to show up?
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Change Background Application Missing [12.10] [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. Today, I discovered that when I click on "Change Desktop Background" from the desktop's right-click menu, instead of taking me to the wallpaper-change module, it launches the ...
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Unable to apply wallpapers
We are unable to apply wallpapers, we are getting the following error. How do i fix it??
Error:
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value
for ...
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Xubuntu 12.10: Possible to use animated gifs as a background?
I really, really want to use
http://www.reddit.com/r/cinemagraphs
I've done a lot of research on this, but the answers seem to vary greatly and I haven't had much success with any of the other ...
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LightDM background. Where from? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the wallpaper in LightDM?
I've changed my wallpaper, but on login screen old wallpaper is used. When I remove corresponding file - default background ...
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any app or script to download wallpapers from different websites
I have found an app Love Wallpapers HD, which working in ubuntu-tweak, it is good but there is no settings or option in that app.
But I need an app which can change wallpaper and also download from ...
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What is wrong with this method of using an alternate lock screen background?
I have recently been trying to separate all three wallpaper states that are all the same as default. They are:
Unity Greeter
Lock screen
Desktop
All of them have a wallpaper, and as default the ...
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I have two wallpapers (side by side) on one screen. help!
I have been messing around with my Ubuntu , I had duplicated my screen to show up on my TV. After this I decided to just go back to my laptop screen, Ubuntu did this, however, Ubuntu now shows two ...
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I login in Ubuntu and just appears the mouse cursor [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I have installed Ubuntu in a VirtualBox (in Windows). It works perfectly. After that, I tried to install it on the ...
