Bug #1379471 “Cannot change desktop background in Xfce” : Bugs : xfdesktop4 package : Ubuntu

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Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-10-09:

#1

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summary:

- Cannot change desktop background
+ Cannot change desktop background in Xfce

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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2014-10-22:

#2

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/Xfce. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-10-22:

#4

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Created attachment 5700
xorg.conf file.

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. apt-cache policy xfdesktop4 returns the version 4.11.6-1ubuntu1. When try to change the desktop background in the desktop setting dialog nothing happens. I verified with "xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m" that nothing changes when I select a different background or settings like style and color.

Output from xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -lv
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops/xubuntu-wallpaper.png
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-show true
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-style 5
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-path /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops/xubuntu-wallpaper.png
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-show true
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-style 5
/backdrop/single-workspace-mode true
/backdrop/single-workspace-number 0
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-filesystem false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-home false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-removable false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-trash false
/desktop-icons/style 2
/desktop-menu/show true
/last/window-height 679
/last/window-width 618

xfce4-desktop.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

It may have something to do with my multi monitor setup and using base mosaic, so I will attach my xorg.conf file also. I run 3 monitors off one NVS 450.

Notice the difference in monitors. xorg.conf lists one. xfce4-desktop.xml lists two. I actually run three in one x screen that spans across all three monitors.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xfdesktop4 4.11.6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDeskto...

Created attachment 5700
xorg.conf file.

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. apt-cache policy xfdesktop4 returns the version 4.11.6-1ubuntu1. When try to change the desktop background in the desktop setting dialog nothing happens. I verified with "xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m" that nothing changes when I select a different background or settings like style and color.

Output from xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -lv
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops/xubuntu-wallpaper.png
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-show true
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-style 5
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-path /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops/xubuntu-wallpaper.png
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-show true
/backdrop/screen0/monitor1/image-style 5
/backdrop/single-workspace-mode true
/backdrop/single-workspace-number 0
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-filesystem false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-home false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-removable false
/desktop-icons/file-icons/show-trash false
/desktop-icons/style 2
/desktop-menu/show true
/last/window-height 679
/last/window-width 618

xfce4-desktop.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

It may have something to do with my multi monitor setup and using base mosaic, so I will attach my xorg.conf file also. I run 3 monitors off one NVS 450.

Notice the difference in monitors. xorg.conf lists one. xfce4-desktop.xml lists two. I actually run three in one x screen that spans across all three monitors.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xfdesktop4 4.11.6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Oct 9 14:09:20 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-23 (77 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-10-22:

#3

Thanks. I created a bug report over there also.

https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11245

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2014-10-23

Changed in xfdesktop:
importance:	Unknown → Medium
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Eric Koegel (eric-koegel) wrote on 2014-10-23:

#5

Ah, yes. This sounds a lot like: https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11021
Can you make sure I'm correct in my assumptions?
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=33586 Covers a lot of the bug details as well.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-10-23:

#6

Sounds like it, but I don't have special characters in my monitor name. Just look at my original post. They are called monitor0 and monitor1. No clue why only two and not three are listed.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Joshua Palmer (insane-palmer) wrote on 2014-10-24:

#7

I would almost guarantee it is the same issue. I had the same exact behavior that you descibed. There has not been a new release of xfconf so unless canonical(ubuntu) cherry picked the commit to xfconf that fixes it, it will still be broken and my bets are that they didn't. Your only option is to recompile xfconf yourself either from git or from ubuntu's sources and apply the patch yourself from my bug eric linked before. You could possibly make a bug report with ubuntu and link them to the patch and hope they pick it and update the package.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-10-27:

#8

I have already created a bug report with Ubuntu that is linked to this one. That is where I first created a bug report, and was then directed to make one here. While it does sound like the same bug, I don't have any strange characters in my xfce4-desktop.xml.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Joshua Palmer (insane-palmer) wrote on 2014-10-27:

#9

That is the problem, there should be ;) I'm running basically the EXACT xorg.conf you are.

can you not recompile xconf with the patch from my bug report? If you know what you are doing it should take a few minutes.

below is the topic where I worked out this issue..
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=33586

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Joshua Palmer (insane-palmer) wrote on 2014-10-27:

#10

(In reply to Josh Palmer from comment #5)
> That is the problem, there should be ;) I'm running basically the EXACT
> xorg.conf you are.
>
> can you not recompile xconf with the patch from my bug report? If you know
> what you are doing it should take a few minutes.
>
>
> below is the topic where I worked out this issue..
> https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=33586

Just to verify. backup your old xfce4-desktop.xml. replace with the following and edit "FULL PATH TO YOUR WALLPAPER" to well.. the full path to the wallpaper you want to use. <property name="image-style" type="int" value="6"/> tells it to span all monitors. Restart XFCE and you should be met with your new wallpaper, it might change immediately I can't remember. You'll notice I got the "GPU-0.DP-0" from your xorg.conf and is your left most monitor.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

(In reply to Josh Palmer from comment #5)
> That is the problem, there should be ;) I'm running basically the EXACT
> xorg.conf you are. 
> 
> can you not recompile xconf with the patch from my bug report? If you know
> what you are doing it should take a few minutes.
> 
> 
> below is the topic where I worked out this issue..
> https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=33586

Just to verify. backup your old xfce4-desktop.xml. replace with the following and edit "FULL PATH TO YOUR WALLPAPER" to well.. the full path to the wallpaper you want to use. <property name="image-style" type="int" value="6"/> tells it to span all monitors. Restart XFCE and you should be met with your new wallpaper, it might change immediately I can't remember. You'll notice I got the "GPU-0.DP-0" from your xorg.conf and is your left most monitor.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Eric (eric-medlin) wrote on 2014-11-07:

#11

I tried your xfce4-desktop.xml and it didn't change anything. It does sound like the same bug though. I thought the problem was special characters in the xml file. Not that is was not putting them in there. But, now I see what you are saying. If you can tell me how to apply the patch and compile it I can try it out.

Mathew Hodson (mhodson) on 2015-01-18

tags:

added: wallpaper xubuntu
removed: background desktop xfce

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11245, Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2015-04-10:

#12

Any news? Should we reassign this bug or mark it as dupe?

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2015-04-12

Changed in xfdesktop:
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2017-06-27

Changed in xfdesktop:
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote on 2018-08-20:

#13

Closing this one.

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Xfce4 Desktop	Invalid	Medium	xfce-bugs #11245
	xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

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