[ SOLVED ] Previous series of updates created a problem with booting up

[JTemple]

After installing a recent series of updates my wallpaper gets removed at shut down. I need to replace it every morning when I boot up. Does anybody know what happened here. I know it's not earth shattering but it is annoying.

[spamegg]

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inxi -Fxpmrz

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[JTemple]

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jennifer@jennifer-Inspiron-3668:~$ inxi -Fxpmrz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20 Ulyana 
  base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Inspiron 3668 v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 07KY25 v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.14.0 
  date: 06/18/2020 
Memory:
  RAM: total: 11.61 GiB used: 2.31 GiB (19.9%) 
  RAM Report: 
  permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-7700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 57600 
  Speed: 901 MHz min/max: 800/4200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 901 
  3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 901 7: 902 8: 900 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050] vendor: Dell driver: nouveau 
  v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NV137 v: 4.3 Mesa 20.2.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Dell 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: Dell 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-73-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: Dell driver: ath9k v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
  Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-3:6 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 51.24 GiB (5.5%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-75WN4A0 
  size: 931.51 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 915.40 GiB used: 51.23 GiB (5.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511.0 MiB used: 7.8 MiB (1.5%) fs: vfat 
  dev: /dev/sda1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0 C mobo: 33.0 C gpu: nouveau temp: 44 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 878 mobo: 1089 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linuxuprising-shutter-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/shutter/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyana main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list 
  1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Info:
  Processes: 240 Uptime: 1h 39m Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: 
  gcc: 9.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38  

[spamegg]

Can you show a screenshot of Update Manager/View/History of Updates? It looks kinda like this:

[JTemple]

Can you show a screenshot of Update Manager/View/History of Updates? It looks kinda like this:

How do I ask terminal for that list? Thanks

[DAMIEN1307]

How do I ask terminal for that list? Thanks

You Don't...Its in the "Update Manager"...Spamegg is showing you a "screenshot" of the "update history" that is in the "Update Manager"...DAMIEN

[JTemple]

Here is most of it:

[spamegg]

OK it looks like you got a kernel update, maybe that's the cause of it. After you press the power button of your PC, hold down the Shift key to reach GRUB and go to Advanced Options, then boot into the older kernel (5.4.0.72.75) and see if the problem is still happening.

[JTemple]

Can't I just remove that kernel via update manager

[spamegg]

No, you are booted into the newer kernel right now so you can't remove that. Also we don't know what the cause is, so let's not remove anything yet.

[JTemple]

OK, so the wallpaper has started to behave properly again. I have no idea why but it may have been a few later updates. In any case, no further action is required.