Strange wallpaper after 23.5 Update

[Eadwine Rose]

Please provide full Quick System Info, use copy for forum button, no edits.
LiveUSB version is OK if needed.

[wbrells]

Here is the QSI, although I somewhat doubt if it shows anything relevant to my problem...

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Snapshot created on: 20250301_0756
System:    Kernel: 6.6.12-1-liquorix-amd64 [6.6-16~mx23ahs] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 
           parameters: audit=0 intel_pstate=disable rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1 
           BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.12-1-liquorix-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.20.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.20.0 vt: 7 
           dm: LightDM 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.5_x64 Libretto May 26  2023 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: AZW product: MINI S v: N/A serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: AZW model: MINI S v: 10 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. 
           v: ADLNV104 date: 02/06/2023 
Battery:   Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse serial: <filter> 
           charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
CPU:       Info: Quad Core model: Intel N100 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: N/A family: 6 
           model-id: BE (190) stepping: 0 microcode: 1A cache: L2: 6 MiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 6451 
           Speed: 1096 MHz min/max: 700/801 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1100 2: 1272 
           3: 1078 4: 1104 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected 
           Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected 
           Type: retbleed status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling, 
           PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-N [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           chip-ID: 8086:46d1 class-ID: 0300 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: loaded: fbdev 
           display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x318mm (20.0x12.5") 
           s-diag: 599mm (23.6") 
           Monitor-1: default res: 1920x1200 
           OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 15.0.6 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 24.2.8-1mx23ahs 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl 
           bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:54c8 class-ID: 0403 
           Device-2: C-Media C-Media USB Audio Device type: USB 
           driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 0d8c:0008 
           class-ID: 0300 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.6.12-1-liquorix-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no 
           Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Intel driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl port: 4000 bus-ID: 00:14.3 
           chip-ID: 8086:54f0 class-ID: 0280 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
           v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:7 
           chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001 
           Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.2 
           sub-v: 362e hci-v: 5.2 rev: 362e 
           Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff 
           link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, audio, telephony 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 2.74 TiB used: 61.9 GiB (2.2%) 
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 model: 512GB SSD size: 476.94 GiB block-size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> 
           rev: SN10660 temp: 29.9 C scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB 
           block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> 
           rev: 3B6Q scheme: GPT 
           ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Silicon Power 
           model: SPCC Solid State Disk size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           type: SSD serial: <filter> scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 465.5 GiB size: 457.13 GiB (98.20%) used: 61.9 GiB (13.5%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 
           ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 419 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat 
           dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 2785 lib: 1538 flatpak: 0 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/ bookworm main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
           2: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:      Processes: 406 Uptime: 4h 27m wakeups: 23 Memory: 15.41 GiB used: 1.8 GiB (11.7%) 
           Init: SysVinit v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 
           alt: 10/12 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.06 
Boot Mode: UEFI

[dolphin_oracle]

Well, I found a fairly recent version of the xfce4-desktop.xml file that allows different wallpapers to be selected as expected. I notice that this "working" xml version, unlike the "problem" version that I've been using, does not contain a reference to the "mouse" wallpaper xfce-mouserace.svg. HOWEVER, replacing the "problem" xml file with the mouse-free version didn't change anything - the mouse is still the only wallpaper available! Perhaps the old xml file is being cached somewhere? If so, would you know how to delete that cached version? Many thanks, Wayne

you cannot replace the file while Xfce is running. the file is the cached version. the settings sit in memory, and are sync'd periodically, including at shutdown of Xfce.

maybe check a few things, just to be safe

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apt-cache policy mx23-artwork
apt-cache policy xfdesktop4

you can see other wallpapers to select in the Desktop settings utility, correct? But selecting one does not change the background?

thanks you.

[wbrells]

Here are the results of running the apt-cache commands:

apt-cache policy mx23-artwork
mx23-artwork:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 25.01.01
Version table:
25.01.01 500
500 http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo bookworm/main amd64 Packages
500 http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo bookworm/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy xfdesktop4
xfdesktop4:
Installed: 4.20.0-1~mx23+2
Candidate: 4.20.0-1~mx23+2
Version table:
*** 4.20.0-1~mx23+2 500
500 http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo bookworm/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
4.18.1-1 500
500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages

And yes, I can see all the wallpapers via Desktop Settings, but selecting one of those wallpapers has no effect...

Wayne

[dolphin_oracle]

would you mind trying to install the mx23-artwork package, logout, and login?

I would like to eliminate whether our default override during package build is causing some unforeseen problem.

**edit***

maybe before that provide

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ls -l /usr/share/backgrounds

[wbrells]

Here is the output from ls -l /usr/share/backgrounds:

total 26348
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1135889 Sep 23 2021 Angles2.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 429514 Sep 23 2021 Big_Bee.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 560305 Sep 23 2021 Blue_Valves.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1586122 Sep 23 2021 Ceiling.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1960610 Sep 23 2021 Farewell_To_Ugly_Duckling.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 950735 Sep 23 2021 Far_In_Advance.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1198409 Sep 23 2021 Flowers.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1349848 Sep 23 2021 Honesty.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 957092 Sep 23 2021 honesty-muted.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1418764 Sep 23 2021 Ice.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 740479 Sep 23 2021 Justify.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 450351 Sep 23 2021 Maarten_Deckers-Architecture.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 94547 Sep 23 2021 Material_MX_Infinity_Black.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7014 Sep 23 2021 mx21-wallpapers-attribution.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1977658 Sep 23 2021 mx-dots.jpeg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129979 Sep 23 2021 MX_KXF_Blues.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85848 Sep 23 2021 mx-spotlight.jpeg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 55891 Sep 23 2021 MX_Tangram.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1222544 Sep 23 2021 Rapeseed_Field.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 517361 Sep 23 2021 Reflection.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1033832 Sep 23 2021 Saint-Die_Cathedral.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 697991 Sep 23 2021 Shore_Rocks.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60328 Sep 23 2021 Simple_Bulb_Glow.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 482290 Sep 23 2021 Sprig.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 505682 Sep 23 2021 Spring_Blossoms.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 234529 Sep 23 2021 Spring_Greeting.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 690536 Sep 23 2021 Spring_Is_Coming.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1153481 Sep 23 2021 Stable.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201771 Sep 23 2021 Sunrise_At_6.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 710963 Sep 23 2021 Surfing_With_The_Dolphin.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 547205 Sep 23 2021 Surrounded_By_The_Sun.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1339598 Sep 23 2021 The_Bridge_In_Bardo.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 306773 Sep 23 2021 The_Sun_Shines_Through.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96802 Sep 23 2021 Tulip.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1238069 Sep 23 2021 Vision.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 624516 Sep 23 2021 Wildflowers2.jpg
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 26 08:46 xfce
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 152710 Sep 23 2021 Yellow.jpg

Hope this is useful!
Wayne

[dolphin_oracle]

ok so lets just try

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sudo ln -s /usr/share/backgrounds/default23.png /usr/share/backgrounds/Material_MX_Infinity_Black.png

logout, and log in, and see if you can change walllpapers.

[wbrells]

No luck:

sudo ln -s /usr/share/backgrounds/default23.png /usr/share/backgrounds/Material_MX_Infinity_Black.png
[sudo] password for wayneb:
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/share/backgrounds/Material_MX_Infinity_Black.png': File exists

[dolphin_oracle]

oh I got the command backwards sorry.

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sudo ln -s /usr/share/backgrounds/Material_MX_Infinity_Black.png /usr/share/backgrounds/default23.png

[wbrells]

Well, I now have a fairly ugly black&white MX Linux wallpaper that I can't change. Is there something else I should try? (If not can you tell me how to get back the much more attractive "mouse" on a blue wallpaper?

Thanks, Wayne