How to change desktop background from command line in Wayland?

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What is the command to change the desktop background from the command line in Wayland (Ubuntu 22.04)?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 27 '22 at 08:23

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There is a separate key for dark mode now for 22.04. You can read it here in vanadium's answer

To set the wallpaper of the light mode:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri ''

To set the wallpaper of the dark mode:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark ''

edited Apr 27 '22 at 08:23

vanadium

answered Apr 27 '22 at 08:14

ManOnTheMoon

Thank you! I didn't know that was a difference for dark mode. Now I see why it did work as I use dark mode. – Denys Pasishnyi Apr 28 '22 at 09:05

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