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,I used a Newbie tutorial to download several wallpapers. The tutorial suggested that I create a 'wallpapers' folder on my desktop to store them. That worked fine, but now I want to move those files to the usr/share/backgrounds so they will show up in my default wallpaper list.

I've tried cp & mv in terminal, but neither works, and I get an error message the "usr/share/backgrounds" doesn't exist, though I can access it in Terminal. Could this be a permission problem, or is there an easier way to do this?

ChunkyDrew
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  • Have you tried "Sudo Nautilus" then copy and paste? Also check this Q& A out http://askubuntu.com/questions/123381/how-do-i-add-customized-wallpapers-so-they-appear-in-the-dynamic-unity-greeter – stephenmyall Nov 24 '12 at 21:11
  • @StephenMyall not the best method. Someone might consider that a very handy method and forget about possible problems that can happen when using sudo in a file browser (like flipping permissions to root on a file). – Rinzwind Nov 24 '12 at 21:15
  • @Rinzwind Agreed which is why I also pointed the OP to the other Question and Answers where permissions are explained. – stephenmyall Nov 24 '12 at 21:20

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The theme section you are shown when selecting properties from the desktop also has a drop down menu to select a wallpaper from the /home/$USER/Pictures/ folder.

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This should be the most logical place to store pictures.

Nevertheless the command to store those images in /usr/share/background/ would be 

sudo cp /home/$USER/Desktop/wallpapers/* /usr/share/backgrounds/
Rinzwind
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    I consider it a bug that Ubuntu doesn't look in Pictures subdirectories.

    I have over 700 desktop background images. I don't want them mixed in with everything else.

     – Zan Lynx Oct 22 '14 at 22:01
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Yes - it's to do with permissions. Just add sudo to your commands and they should work as you intend.

Simon Hoare
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It sounds like it may be a permissions issue. Try it with sudo and see if you have any luck.

If not, comment on this answer.

JamesTheAwesomeDude
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