eog: 'Failed to execute child process "gnome-control-center"' when opening Background Preferences

[Alex Peters]

1. Double-click an image to open it in "Image Viewer."
2. Right-click image and "Set as Wallpaper." Observe pop-up asking if you would like to modify its appearance.
3. Click "Open Background Preferences." Observe no Background Preferences opening.
4. Run Image Viewer from a terminal and repeat above steps. Observe following error:

$ eog $JPEG

(eog:18424): EOG-WARNING **: Couldn't load icon: Error writing

(eog:18424): EOG-WARNING **: Error launching System Settings: Failed to execute child process "gnome-control-center" (No such file or directory)

Installation details:

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Release: 17
Codename: qiana

$ eog --version
GNOME Image Viewer 3.10.2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.