12.10background
I have a picture which I want to set as desktop background, and I want it to stay the background image even when I restart my computer (I don't want to set it every time manually, from system settings -> apparence -> background).
Please help me, I used ubuntu tweak for the login screen logo, but I can't figure out how to change the desktop background "forever".
Many thanks!
I had the same exact problem, and it's covered by this bug in Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1115886
The solution that worked for me, was to open dconf-editor, and set the following to active:
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background.active
That is, clicking "org" -> "gnome" -> "settings-daemon" -> "plugins" -> "background" and clicking the checkbox "active."
There area several ways built-in to Ubuntu 13.10. Though it is curious that your screen shots look far different than mine.
Option 1:
right click the desktop and select 'Change Desktop background'
Click on the '+' button to bring up a dialog box to select an image
or
Select 'Pictures Folder' from the drop down to select an image in your pictures folder
Option 2:
Open an image in IMage Viewer. Right click somewhere on the image and select 'Set as Wallpaper'.
Option 3:
Find an image using Firefox. Right click on it and select 'Set As Desktop Background'
Best Answer
Solved. It is related to the use of encryption of the
$HOMEfolder. The wallpaper is loaded before the login process, not after you log in. Therefore, if your wallpaper is stored in your home directory, and if your home directory is encrypted, the login system is not able to read it. To solve this issue, simple store your wallpaper image in a non-encrypted home folder, let's say in/etc, and choose it as default wallpaper as described above.