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CarlosRaúlCárcamoTejada

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Registered: 2018-06-25

Posts: 2

Change backround by terminal on xubuntu 16.04 using xfce 4.12

Hi, everybody , my problem is I can't set the wallpaper by terminal on xubuntu 16.04  using xfce 4.12.
I 've looking for a lot and i found some commands but neither works for me.

any ideas?

this is the command i've been trying

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s /path/image.jpg

obviously i changed the path of the image

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,492

Re: Change backround by terminal on xubuntu 16.04 using xfce 4.12

Hello and welcome.

Run the following command in a terminal window:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m

...and then change the background using the Settings Manager > Desktop.

Note the information that is displayed in the terninal window. This will let you know the path that you need to use instead of "/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path". The command you've typed in is for an earlier version of xfdesktop.

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CarlosRaúlCárcamoTejada

Member

Registered: 2018-06-25

Posts: 2

Re: Change backround by terminal on xubuntu 16.04 using xfce 4.12

Hello and welcome.

Run the following command in a terminal window:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m

...and then change the background using the Settings Manager > Desktop.

Note the information that is displayed in the terninal window. This will let you know the path that you need to use instead of "/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path". The command you've typed in is for an earlier version of xfdesktop.

Hi Toz thank you much , this works really well the new command with your help looks like this:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/last-image -s path/image

works perfectly thanks