[focal] desktopfolder background is solid black
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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DesktopFolder |
New
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Unknown
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desktopfolder (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hi I'm running Ubuntu 20.4 with the Apr 20 updates applied.
gnome-session:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3.36.0-2ubuntu1
Version table:
3.
500 http://
500 http://
gnome-shell:
Installed: 3.36.9-
Candidate: 3.36.9-
Version table:
*** 3.36.9-
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
3.
500 http://
I accept that this is "cosmetic" but it's still annoying.
I have two large monitors attached which I run as a large single workspace across both screens.
I have been running this for years without problem over several Ubuntu releases.
Following the recent upgrade (Apr 20 2022), my desktop wallpaper is no longer displayed properly.
Almost all of it is covered in solid black except for a very small sliver of the wallpaper at the bottom of each screen.
If I change the desktop background there is no effect (except for the small sliver at the bottom of the screen) changes.
If I reboot, or if I log in as a different user, there is no change.
If I click "Activities" or press the Windows button, the menu of desktops I can switch to is displayed with the correct wallpaper, but when I switch to it it comes out all black on both screens (apart from the icons, any windows and the sliver at the bottom of the screen).
I have 2 different laptops which I have upgraded also but those are OK. I've not tried any dual-screen on them.
Possibly relevant is that I have an nVidia display controller.
It does appear to be a problem that has crept in with the most recent update.
Everything else I do is unaffected as far as I can see but I'd just like something different from the boring solid black.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Apr 24 22:47:59 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-10 (561 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: ubuntu-
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.
mtime.conffile.
affects: | ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) → gnome-shell (Ubuntu) |
summary: |
- Desktop background is no longer displayed always solid black + [nvidia] Desktop background is no longer displayed always solid black |
tags: | added: nvidia |
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
no longer affects: | gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng |
summary: |
- Desktop is mostly covered by a black rectangle + [focal] Desktop is mostly covered by a black rectangle |
Changed in desktopfolder: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in desktopfolder (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- [focal] Desktop is mostly covered by a black rectangle + [focal] desktopfolder background is solid black |
Thanks for the bug report.
My first reaction would be to blame bug 1876632, but if you've not put the machine to sleep then it's unlikely to be bug 1876632.
The screenshot in comment #1 does show some thin sections of wallpaper at the bottom and right edges, so it seems the problem here is just the desktop icons window has become opaque somehow. You should be able to test that by opening the Extensions app and disabling Desktop Icons.
The same issue affects the new Desktop Icons NG extension too: https:/ /gitlab. com/rastersoft/ desktop- icons-ng/ -/issues/ 211