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Topic: Changing Desktop Background, Wallpapers

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Nmeumonic

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Posted: Nov. 12 2004,05:07

I'm very new to Linux of all types and was wondering how you change the desktop background. I've been Windows handicapped for sooooo long.

mikshaw

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Posted: Nov. 12 2004,06:04

Use bsetbg or xsri.
example: bsetbg -f /path/to/imagefile.jpg
To make it automatic, add the command to your favorite fluxbox style file or fluxbox/init

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Nmeumonic

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Posted: Nov. 12 2004,06:45

Well, I'm still just running the live cd for now. I was just wondering because next week I'm getting copies of Mandrake 10 and a SuSe live cd to tinker with. DSL is my first Linux experiance and I'm trying to get the feel for the way things are done. Thanks alot for the info, I'll see if I can get it to work when I install DSL on a 4gig drive I've got at the house collecting dust.

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Posted: Nov. 12 2004,14:05

another option for bsetbg: bsetbg -solid yellow, i think there is a "gradient" option but i cannot remember the syntax. :s

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Posted: Nov. 12 2004,16:23

The gradient option is not well documented, in my opinion. I had to refer to various style files to get the proper syntax (which of course I can't currently remember).

If you're planning to use Mandrake and SuSE, you will have more options for setting backgrounds. Xsri may not be one of them (it's a redhat application), but there is Esetroot, xv, feh, xsetroot, wmsetbg to name a few, and a few wrappers --> bsetbg, bsetroot, fbsetbg.
Additionally, if you'll be trying a desktop environment such as KDE or Gnome, you'll have a gui tool with which to set backgrounds.

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