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Questions about using desktop backgrounds in Ubuntu.

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Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?

I normally use 4 different workspaces for different things, and they are always the same. Can I make a different background image for each one of them? I would like an answer that works for GNOME 3 desktop environment, Unity and the Classic desktop…
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How to change desktop background from command line in Unity?

I have a script that updates my desktop background every day with the NASA APOD. Since upgrading to 11.10, that script stopped working, presumably because I'm using gconftool-2 to actually update the desktop background. Is there a new way to do this…
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Run a nohup command over SSH, then disconnect

I want to execute a script, start.sh on a remote server which runs this: nohup node server.js & Naively, I call SSH like this: ssh myserver <
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Desktop shows a white or black background instead of wallpapers

After the upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 my desktop background turns black after I try to set a image for that. How to fix it? This is my desktop screen:
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Why are my wallpaper settings, tile, zoom, center, scale, fill or span options no longer available?

Up until a couple months ago, if I changed my wallpaper/background image, I could choose between tile, zoom, centre, scale, fill or span. These options no longer appear in GUI for changing the background image. I am using Ubuntu 17.10.
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Ubuntu 20.04 change background to solid colour

There was an option to change background to solid color. However, I notice that that option is no longer there. The only options available are to use existing image or to add picture. Was this setting moved to somewhere else? Here are some of the…
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How to span single wallpaper over dual monitors?

I have dual monitor set up in Ubuntu 11.10. I want to have a single wallpaper spanned across both monitors. How do I do this?
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Access to the terminal while you are on Vim

Is there a way to access the terminal while using Vim? I do not like to open another terminal or save and exit the current terminal.
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How can I choose the Zoom virtual background feature using Ubuntu?

I have installed the Zoom Desktop Client for Linux on Ubuntu 18.04. I would like to use the Virtual Background feature, but I do not know how to activate it. My Zoom Linux Client Version is 3.5.385850.0413 and my laptop also meet the processor…
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No background options other than default pictures

I am using freshly installed Ubuntu 19.10 on a Dell Precision 7530 laptop. Under settings - background, I cannot change the background to anything other that the default pictures. According to Ubuntu Desktop Guide » Settings » Display & screen »…
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Bring nohup job to foreground

Consider the following nohup execution: nohup script.sh > script.out & Is there a way to log off the terminal, reconnect, bring the process back to foreground and interact with it using the keyboard?
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Change desktop background to a solid color (e.g. pitch black) in GNOME 3

I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 with GNOME and I would like to set the background color to black. If I right click in the background I can select a wallpaper or a photo or a color. But there are only a few colors available. How can I open a palette…
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How do I change the start up sound?

How do i change the start up background music in Ubuntu and can i add any customized music for startup? What are the various ways of setting this?
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Picture of a spaceship occasionally appears on my monitor when switching monitors

Seriously. No joke. Clean 13.10 install. Not a single picture on my computer. I press F4 to switch over to my external monitor and...what is this?
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Variety not working in dark mode on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

hello update from Ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04 but it turns out that after updating I have noticed that variety stopped working and no longer shows me my custom backgrounds in dark mode instead it shows me the Jammy Jellyfish main background. How To Fix…
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