[SOLVED] fixed desktop background after upgrade

[scimmiettarossa]

hi
I've just updated my LMDE xfce following the instructions at http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2170

two issues:
a) (solved) X was not working... even if I deselected the update of the packages relevant to the graphic side of the system, I had to reinstall the ATI proprietary drivers, revert the default xorg.conf to my (previous saved) version, enabling xinerama on 4 monitors ... and then everything went ok.. apart:
b) the desktop background remains stick on the default LMDE, on all monitors: the setting manager has no effect


anyone could help me in this?
thanks a lot
rosanna

[zerozero]

b) the desktop background remains stick on the default LMDE, on all monitors: the setting manager has no effect

is nautilus installed and handling the desktop?

[scimmiettarossa]

yes, nautilus is installed... and... i do not think it is in charge of managing the desktop, it being an xfce....

[zerozero]

ohh nautilus doesn't care if it is on xfce or gnome, it just takes over
try to run it with the

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nautilus --no-desktop

flag and see if you see any changes

[scimmiettarossa]

tried... no way

[jjaythomas]

ohh nautilus doesn't care if it is on xfce or gnome, it just takes over

Ditto

Use 'Task Manager/System monitor' to see if nautilus running or try getting into settings>window manager and/or settings>window manager tweaks.
if can't 'xfwm4 knocked out (run from terminal and re-save session).

J.Jay

[scimmiettarossa]

mmmh... sorry, perhaps i missed something on your post, jaythomas ... my english is not so fluent... so, can you explain again step by step?
tnx
rosanna

[zerozero]

rosanna, let's try to get this done
1- you have nautilus installed, right?
2- in a xfce DE you probably don't need it at all? or do you have any use for it? (probably you weren't even aware that it was there)
3- remove nautilus

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apt remove nautilus

it won't hurt a bit and at least we'll know if the issue comes from there
4- anytime (if not happy with the end result) you can re-install it again (but why should you do it i wonder)

[scimmiettarossa]

thanks to all your posts, i've been able to solve this issue

yes, the problem was nautilus, putting its hands on the desktop...: for just a second at the X boot, the customized backgrounds are on, and the next moment they revert to the default... AND in the meantime a nautilus windows appears

i've tried to remove nautilus from the "autostart" group... bu it was not present... (and in effect i didn't set it... and i did not even install nautilus directly.. thunar is enough, for me)... but looking at the autostart list, i found "dropbox", that actually was installed by me, together with its nautilus plugin....

so, removing dropbox from the autostart was enough to solve the problem, even without uninstalling nautilus.... so i can maintain the dropbox-nautilus integration, simply executing dropbox when i need it...

thanks for all the suggestions!!!!