I did a bunch of steps but the solution mentioned in the first part of the page seemed to work for me
http://www.jobnix.in/fix-ubuntu-13-04-background-is-white-and-no-wallpaper/
I did a bunch of steps but the solution mentioned in the first part of the page seemed to work for me
http:// www.jobnix. in/fix- ubuntu- 13-04-backgroun d-is-white- and-no- wallpaper/