Recently updated to 18.04.1 and now I cannot resize my background image from fill screen to center image. How can I resize the image now that 18 doesnt have the quick resize feature?
Ubuntu – Background image resize in Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
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Best Answer
to know the current picture-option run the below command in terminal
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options
Example:
in my case, the result is 'zoom'
to know the available options for 'picture-options' run the below command in terminal
gsettings range org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options
Example:
to use the option
centered
from the available options from above range, use the below commandgsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options 'centered'
Example:
Use as below
for Background =
org.gnome.desktop.background
for Lock Screen =
org.gnome.desktop.screensaver
GUI way
open
gnome-tweaks
.if not yet installed, install it by the command
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
find the options under Background and Lock Screen as
Adjustment
and choose from available.background color can be changed with this answer as a guideline only. https://askubuntu.com/a/1090204/739431 available options are solid, gradient horizontal and gradient vertical.