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[SOLVED] Change Desktop Backgroud back to Zorin 5.2 Default

tbarry1a

Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:40:18 pm

I am using Zorin 5.2 Core and I changed the desktop background to a picture. Now I want to go back to the default Zorin desktop backgrounds, but I do not see any backgrounds that look exactly like the original out of the box background. I tried deleting my picture, but it keeps displaying that background. I know how to choose another one, but the original one does not seem to be in the list.

Any ideas...

Wolfman

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:43:25 am

Hi,

Control Center > Appearance > Backgrounds, scroll down the complete list of pics, it is there somewhere!!.

Regards Wolfman :D

tbarry1a

Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:21:35 pm

I must have been blind. It is in there. It just didn't look the same. It's called waves.jpg Thanks for pointing it out. There is a file that seems to hold the current settings. That file is ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/background/%gconf.xml.

Also is seems if you type the command:

gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename

it will display the path to the background file.

Thanks for the push.