For questions regarding the image displayed on the desktop background.
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Ubuntu 12.04 wallpaper problem when using two monitors
I am using two monitors, the main resolution is 1920x1080 and the secondary is 1440x900. Everything seems to work fine (with default drivers, fglrx crashes bad), besides windows opening in the wrong ...
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Where can I download Ubuntu icons from?
Is there a place where I can download the icons that are used in unity?
I wish to use them for a web page project in school.
I will be emulating the Ubuntu desktop for the purpose.
If you could ...
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Application as desktop background in Ubuntu
I was thinking, if there is any way to set, for example, a java application as my desktop background? I'd love to see Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model visualization on my desktop.
An example of this ...
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How do I disable fading animation when changing wallpapers?
I'm using 12.04. When I change wallpapers, I don't want to wait for the old wallpaper to fade out and the new one fade in. Is this possible?
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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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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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Appear To Have Cinnamon Backgrounds In Ubuntu 12.04
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed. As a newbie, I followed instructions to load the Cinnamon and Gnome desktops for comparison purposes. After comparing, I decided I prefer the default Ubuntu desktop.
My ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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My desktop Wallpaper keeps Disappearing whenever i Log in.?
I m using ubuntu 12.04, gnome classic and whenever i log in my wallpaper disappears leaving only black screen
I did visit this thread
Why is my background image always disappearing when I log in?
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Background setting - cropping options
When setting a wallpaper you can choose from tile, zoom, center, scale, fill or span options. What do they mean?
How scale option is different from zoom and span? I can't see the difference on any of ...
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How do I change the background image on the “Try Ubuntu” screen?
When customizing a live CD, how do I change the background image that's displayed behind the "Install" window?
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Set wallpaper in the Lock Screen
Is there an app or some way to set the desktop wallpaper as viewable when only logged in, and to set another when logged out or locked? I've tried Ubuntu Tweak, but it only does the login wallpaper, ...
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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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Changing another user's wallpaper
Is there anyway to change the wallpaper of another user? I believe a missing wallpaper file is preventing me from logging in to an account, and need to be able to change it.
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Login Wallpaper Spanning Dual Monitors in 12.04
Is there a way to make the background on the login screen span dual monitors rather than being mirrored? I know it's possible for the actual wallpaper when you're logged in but can't find an option ...
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Double thumbnails after adding custom wallpapers to /usr/share/backgrounds
I have followed the advice in various posts to this forum on how to get 12.04 to display my own wallpapers in /usr/share/backgrounds. None worked I have subsequently established that 12.04 uses file ...
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Wallpaper only shows up after booting from USB
After I boot my PC with Ubuntu 12.04 from USB drive, it only shows the wallpaper.
I'm able to access the terminal, and the system files through making a folder.
I tried doing the unity --reset but ...
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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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Change theme or wallpaper on swithing keyboard layout
Is it possible to do it in Ubuntu on every keyboard layout change?
I often find myself forgetting to change layout when it necessary.
With this kind of functionality it will less likely to happen.
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Wallpapers are not fully “zoomed” (awsetbg -f) in awesome
When I set my wallpaper in awesome using awsetbg -f and in the theme.lua, most wallpapers are not "zoomed" (as if you were to set a wallpaper and make it zoomed, tiled, etc.). It is shown as tiled. I ...
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Nothing on the screen?
I have updated a presario 2100 from 12.04 to 12.10 and am now faced with a wallpaper only screen. I get the log-in screen just fine, but once logged into my account, there is only wall paper and a ...
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How Do You Remove Empty Box On KDE Desktop?
I'm not exactly sure what this empty box on my desktop is however it's been there pretty much from the beginning. I'm running Kubuntu 12.04.
The empty box wasn't an issue until I put a new wallpaper ...
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Desktop items not showing because of compiz live wallpaper
I have installed compiz live wallpaper. It works fine but it doesn't show my desktop items. I have to open my home folder and then access them in the ~/Desktop folder.
How can I get my desktop to ...
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Java application as background/wallpaper
Is there any way to set an application as a wallpaper? Let's say, I've got this program: http://en.alife.pl/predators-and-prey-the-Lotka-Volterra-model and I'd like to set this as my desktop's ...
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Which is the best place to get live wallpapers for compiz?
I checked on Askubuntu for links to sites offering live wallpapers but got none. Gnome-art doesn't seem to have any (or for that matter I haven't been able to locate them). Where will I get good free ...
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Can I make the lock screen image span two monitors?
I've got my desktop background spanning two displays, and I want the lock screen to show the same thing. Can I set the lock screen to span just like the desktop?
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Desktop wallpapers bug with two display
I use an external display for my laptop, windows detected resolution 1280x1024, but Ubuntu config manager detects only 1024x768.
I tried to set resolution manually with:
# cvt 1280 1024
# 1280x1024 ...
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Nautilus-Wallpaper save path
When using the nautilus-wallpaper extension the image saves to my home folder. I know it's a bit OCD but I'd prefer a new selection to instead save directly to a folder of my choice. How could I go ...
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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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where can i get more live wallpapers for ubuntu?
The question is.. where I can download more live wallpapers? I have ubuntu 12.04 and compizconfig.
gnome-look searched but found nothing.
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timed wallpapers
Since Ubuntu 12.04 (I believe) there are 2 timed wallpapers in the settings. They change the brightness depending of the daytime.
Are there any others? Or a website where i can find some?
best ...
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No options for tile stretch span in change desktop background / Appearance settings
I have Googled this problem and read many other posts which is actually why I'm posing this new questions.
Many other posts refer to a Span Desktop Background option in Appearance settings but I ...
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Weird behavior of wallpaper settings
First of all, I am not exactly sure what is happening.
Second, anyhow the symptoms of what is going are:
Sometimes when resuming from suspend the wallpaper disappears and only the set colour is ...
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Sync active wallpaper/background between KDE and Gnome/Unity
Is there solution using a utility or folder shortcuts that would keep the active desktop wallpaper/background the same in KDE and Gnome/Unity. (Changing the background in one desktop would also change ...
