Can't use Pictures folder for wallpaper
Bug #1622988 reported by
Jon Yoder
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Gala |
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Bug Description
Attempting to use a picture from the Pictures folder causes the desktop background to be black.
Steps I took to reproduce the bug:
1) Download a wallpaper from the Internet using Epiphany and save it to the Pictures folder
2) Open System Settings | Desktop
3) Change source dropdown from Backgrounds to Pictures
4) Click on an entry and the desktop goes black
I tried this more than once with different pictures with the same result.
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Hello, I have the solution:
1) In ~/.local/share/ create a folder named "backgrounds" (no quotes)
2) Set the permissions on this folder to 600, or 644
3) Try again in the System setting, but now use the dropdown menu "Custom"
Blank screen again?
1) Try looking in the previus "backgrounds" folder if the files (automatic copies of the original images) have the 600 or 644 permission.
2) If have, but doesn't work, set the permissions to 700.
Blank screen agaaain?
try a reboot and tell me whats is the matter now.