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Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background

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by: Bengt T - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:22 UTC

Re: Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background

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by: David W. Hodgins - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:53 UTC

On Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:22:03 -0400, Bengt T <bengt_tornqvist@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The background can changed via .../Settings/Desktop. Is there a way to alter the desktop background from command line?
>
> Any suggestions please...

I'm not using mint or currently using xfce, but do have it installed.

I think "xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/last-image"
will show the current background image and that the xfconf-query command can
be used to change it. See "xfconf-query --help".

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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by: Bengt T - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:12 UTC

söndag 24 september 2023 kl. 20:13:40 UTC+2 skrev marrgol:

> Use 'xfce4-set-wallpaper imagefile' command.

Works fine.

Thanks for assistance.

Subject	Author
Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background	Bengt T
Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background	David W. Hodgins
Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background	marrgol
Linux Mint 18/Xfce and desktop background	Bengt T