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I'm using xubuntu as a TV Interface in a cafe, I would like to remove icons, auto-hide the panel and change the wallpaper from terminal. I was successful in auto-hiding the panel using "xfconf-query", I'm still working on wallpaper . I would like to know equivalent command for disabling icons too.

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To change the wallpaper

First put the image you want in the correct folder

sudo mv path/to/your/image /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce

If you just want a default one, you can find there names like this

ls /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce

Then to change the image

xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path --set /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/your-image-here

To remove the desktop icons, you can use this code provided by @AJefferiss in the comments

xfconfig-query -c xfce4-desktop -np '/desktop-icons/style' -t 'int' -s '0'

You can change the parameter '0' to manipulate the icons

'0' Is no icons '1' Sets currently running apps as icons '2' Will restore Home/File System/etc icons.

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  • yes , instead I replaced my image with default one in /usr/share/xfce4/backdrop/xubuntu-wallpaper.png and it worked. As i'm doing all this using reverse tunneling (ssh) with help of fabric , I have problem with setting "xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /desktop-icons/file-icons/show-home -s false" as it says property not defined , you need to create one.
    – Nagraj93
    Oct 21, 2015 at 12:13
  • To remove the desktop icons you can run the following xfconfig-query -c xfce4-desktop -np '/desktop-icons/style' -t 'int' -s '0' 0 - Disables all desktop icons 1 - Sets currently running apps as icons 2 - Re-enables Home/File System/etc icons
    – AJefferiss
    Oct 21, 2015 at 12:55
  • @AJefferiss May I use this in the answer ? I could not find this code, of course I will credit you.
    – Mark Kirby
    Oct 21, 2015 at 13:02
  • @markkirby of course, not wanting to create a answer with a single command in it is why I add it as a comment
    – AJefferiss
    Oct 21, 2015 at 13:03
  • @AJefferiss Thanks, I will check your profile and give you some upvotes as a thanks.
    – Mark Kirby
    Oct 21, 2015 at 13:11

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