How can I change the desktop wallpaper from the command line in Ubuntu Desktop 13.04?

Asked Jul 16 '13 at 15:44

Active Jul 16 '13 at 16:07

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I most recent tried the following, but it did not work:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file://$HOME/NaturalHistoryMuseum_EN-US7862662491_1920x1200.jpg

Update: as commented by @Lucio below, the command worked if I used a path without a variable:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file:///home/user/NaturalHistoryMuseum_EN-US7862662491_1920x1200.jpg

edited Jul 16 '13 at 16:07

asked Jul 16 '13 at 15:44

Willi Ballenthin

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The error is that it would not represent the variable as such. So you have to replace $HOME with the complete path to your $HOME directory. e.g. file:///home/USERNAME/NaturalHistoryMuseum_EN-US7862662491_1920x1200.jpg – Lucio Jul 16 '13 at 16:05

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