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?
nvidia multiple-monitors wallpaper background style
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
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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?
nvidia multiple-monitors wallpaper background style
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
1
System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41
add a comment |
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?
nvidia multiple-monitors wallpaper background style
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
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?
nvidia multiple-monitors wallpaper background style
nvidia multiple-monitors wallpaper background style
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
asked Dec 21 '11 at 7:11
MegaBubbleteaMegaBubbletea
163126
163126
Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
1
System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41
add a comment |
Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
1
System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41
Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
1
1
System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41
System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41
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First you need a wallpaper large enough for both monitors. You can either make one with the gimp or down load one. Alternately you can use a separate image for each monitor.
You can then install a handy little application, nitrogen
sudo apt-get install nitrogen
You then run nitrogen with the path to the directory with your picture(s)
nitrogen ~/Pictures
And select the image. At the bottom of nitrogen, select "automatic" and "Full screen" as options. alternately you can use nitrogen to set a separate image on each screen, up to you (sort of depends on your background images).
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
add a comment |
if using gnome-shell, in tweak tool under desktop there is an option to have the image span the desktop. This makes it go across both monitors(or all).
No Nitrogen Necessary
Unity also has this same option as shown below:
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install thegnome-tweakstool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.
– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
add a comment |
Nitrogen answer works, but another tweak is necessary.
Run Advanced Settings in Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Desktop section and switch Have file manager handle the desktop off. Then wallpapers set via Nitrogen will be displayed.
If you do not have the Gnome Tweak Tool, you can use this command instead. It's an easier solution, too:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
However there is strong disadvantage. All icons disappear from the desktop and the context menu can't be invoked. Unless you need icons on desktop this solution may be useful for you.
edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
272619
answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
37126
Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, usingconvert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg
– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
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I do not appear to be able to add a comment to an answer due to my low rep (lolz), so this is meant to be on @topr's answer.
I am the author of Nitrogen and there is code in there to detect a gnome desktop and set it properly so that you don't need to make this change, but it appears to not be functioning on modern Ubuntus. I will investigate.
Issue:
https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen/issues/16
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
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Take a look at this link:
http://www.virtual-nexus-inc.com/news/2011/09/21/ubuntu-11-04-dual-monitor-backgrounds-are-easy-with-shotwell/
you can use shotwell to resize te image as your combined monotors resolution then set it as background using the default image viewer of ubuntu.
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
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For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher versions which don't offer a 'span' option in the settings or no options at all, you can run the following command to force a span setting:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options spanned
The effect is instant.
I've tried this with 18.04, but it seems like it should work with 16.04 and up.
Source
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
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First you need a wallpaper large enough for both monitors. You can either make one with the gimp or down load one. Alternately you can use a separate image for each monitor.
You can then install a handy little application, nitrogen
sudo apt-get install nitrogen
You then run nitrogen with the path to the directory with your picture(s)
nitrogen ~/Pictures
And select the image. At the bottom of nitrogen, select "automatic" and "Full screen" as options. alternately you can use nitrogen to set a separate image on each screen, up to you (sort of depends on your background images).
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
add a comment |
First you need a wallpaper large enough for both monitors. You can either make one with the gimp or down load one. Alternately you can use a separate image for each monitor.
You can then install a handy little application, nitrogen
sudo apt-get install nitrogen
You then run nitrogen with the path to the directory with your picture(s)
nitrogen ~/Pictures
And select the image. At the bottom of nitrogen, select "automatic" and "Full screen" as options. alternately you can use nitrogen to set a separate image on each screen, up to you (sort of depends on your background images).
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
add a comment |
First you need a wallpaper large enough for both monitors. You can either make one with the gimp or down load one. Alternately you can use a separate image for each monitor.
You can then install a handy little application, nitrogen
sudo apt-get install nitrogen
You then run nitrogen with the path to the directory with your picture(s)
nitrogen ~/Pictures
And select the image. At the bottom of nitrogen, select "automatic" and "Full screen" as options. alternately you can use nitrogen to set a separate image on each screen, up to you (sort of depends on your background images).
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
First you need a wallpaper large enough for both monitors. You can either make one with the gimp or down load one. Alternately you can use a separate image for each monitor.
You can then install a handy little application, nitrogen
sudo apt-get install nitrogen
You then run nitrogen with the path to the directory with your picture(s)
nitrogen ~/Pictures
And select the image. At the bottom of nitrogen, select "automatic" and "Full screen" as options. alternately you can use nitrogen to set a separate image on each screen, up to you (sort of depends on your background images).
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
answered Dec 21 '11 at 7:45
PantherPanther
78.5k14157259
78.5k14157259
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
add a comment |
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
4
4
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Yep. I got it downloaded and running. However when I press 'Apply' nothing happens. I've got a Nvidia graphics card installed which means use of the Nvidia X Server settings.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 21 '11 at 8:30
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Odd, nitrogen works with my nvidia card.
– Panther
Dec 21 '11 at 13:14
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
Restarted PC yet still not working. Even tried using root access. No luck either.
– MegaBubbletea
Dec 23 '11 at 7:54
2
2
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
Nitrogen works after this tweak: askubuntu.com/a/96979/118
– zengr
Nov 27 '12 at 18:17
2
2
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
This answer is not working for me on ubuntu 16.04. When I click 'Apply' nothing happens, and the tweak doesn't help. I'm using 'plasma'.
– Carlo Wood
Oct 30 '16 at 13:07
add a comment |
if using gnome-shell, in tweak tool under desktop there is an option to have the image span the desktop. This makes it go across both monitors(or all).
No Nitrogen Necessary
Unity also has this same option as shown below:
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install thegnome-tweakstool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.
– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
add a comment |
if using gnome-shell, in tweak tool under desktop there is an option to have the image span the desktop. This makes it go across both monitors(or all).
No Nitrogen Necessary
Unity also has this same option as shown below:
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install thegnome-tweakstool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.
– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
add a comment |
if using gnome-shell, in tweak tool under desktop there is an option to have the image span the desktop. This makes it go across both monitors(or all).
No Nitrogen Necessary
Unity also has this same option as shown below:
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
if using gnome-shell, in tweak tool under desktop there is an option to have the image span the desktop. This makes it go across both monitors(or all).
No Nitrogen Necessary
Unity also has this same option as shown below:
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
edited Mar 18 '14 at 9:41
Tom Brossman
8,8331149114
8,8331149114
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
answered Oct 20 '13 at 1:41
ubuntumasterubuntumaster
451142
451142
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install thegnome-tweakstool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.
– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
add a comment |
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install thegnome-tweakstool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.
– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
4
4
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
+1 This is by far the simplest answer. For two 1080p monitors just crop an image to 3840x1080, select it, then choose 'span' in the options.
– Tom Brossman
Mar 18 '14 at 9:39
2
2
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
The options have changed since the original question. In 2011 , at the time of the question, there was no option to "Span".
– Panther
Jun 6 '14 at 21:48
2
2
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
None of this even exists in Ubuntu 18.04.
– aalaap
May 2 '18 at 5:16
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
Works for mint as well. Better view in dual monitors with 1920x1080 res with picture with dimension 3840x1080
– sgiri
Jun 18 '18 at 14:14
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install the
gnome-tweaks tool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
@aalaap For Ubuntu 18.04, you need to install the
gnome-tweaks tool manually. When you start it, under 'Appearance', you will find the option to span the desktop and lock screen wallpapers.– likeitlikeit
Oct 27 '18 at 8:34
add a comment |
Nitrogen answer works, but another tweak is necessary.
Run Advanced Settings in Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Desktop section and switch Have file manager handle the desktop off. Then wallpapers set via Nitrogen will be displayed.
If you do not have the Gnome Tweak Tool, you can use this command instead. It's an easier solution, too:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
However there is strong disadvantage. All icons disappear from the desktop and the context menu can't be invoked. Unless you need icons on desktop this solution may be useful for you.
edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
272619
answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
37126
Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, usingconvert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg
– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
add a comment |
Nitrogen answer works, but another tweak is necessary.
Run Advanced Settings in Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Desktop section and switch Have file manager handle the desktop off. Then wallpapers set via Nitrogen will be displayed.
If you do not have the Gnome Tweak Tool, you can use this command instead. It's an easier solution, too:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
However there is strong disadvantage. All icons disappear from the desktop and the context menu can't be invoked. Unless you need icons on desktop this solution may be useful for you.
edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
272619
answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
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Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, usingconvert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg
– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
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Nitrogen answer works, but another tweak is necessary.
Run Advanced Settings in Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Desktop section and switch Have file manager handle the desktop off. Then wallpapers set via Nitrogen will be displayed.
If you do not have the Gnome Tweak Tool, you can use this command instead. It's an easier solution, too:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
However there is strong disadvantage. All icons disappear from the desktop and the context menu can't be invoked. Unless you need icons on desktop this solution may be useful for you.
edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
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answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
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Nitrogen answer works, but another tweak is necessary.
Run Advanced Settings in Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Desktop section and switch Have file manager handle the desktop off. Then wallpapers set via Nitrogen will be displayed.
If you do not have the Gnome Tweak Tool, you can use this command instead. It's an easier solution, too:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
However there is strong disadvantage. All icons disappear from the desktop and the context menu can't be invoked. Unless you need icons on desktop this solution may be useful for you.
edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
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answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
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edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
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dspacejs
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edited Sep 27 '15 at 8:08
dspacejs
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272619
answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
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answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
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answered Jan 20 '12 at 0:03
toprtopr
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Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, usingconvert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg
– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
add a comment |
Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, usingconvert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg
– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
Thankyou for your answer. Although that is a good solution I still want my desktop icons. I hope Ubuntu will fully support multiple monitor wallpapers better in future releases.
– MegaBubbletea
Jan 27 '12 at 6:45
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, using
convert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
As @topr mentioned, Nitrogen will not give you the option of desktop icons and context menus. A much better option is to combine your images in a single file, and use "span over multiple monitors" option. You ca combine images with ImageMagick, using
convert +append -gravity south wallpaper*.jpg combined_wallpaper.jpg– Gui Ambros
May 24 '14 at 18:55
add a comment |
I do not appear to be able to add a comment to an answer due to my low rep (lolz), so this is meant to be on @topr's answer.
I am the author of Nitrogen and there is code in there to detect a gnome desktop and set it properly so that you don't need to make this change, but it appears to not be functioning on modern Ubuntus. I will investigate.
Issue:
https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen/issues/16
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
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using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
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I do not appear to be able to add a comment to an answer due to my low rep (lolz), so this is meant to be on @topr's answer.
I am the author of Nitrogen and there is code in there to detect a gnome desktop and set it properly so that you don't need to make this change, but it appears to not be functioning on modern Ubuntus. I will investigate.
Issue:
https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen/issues/16
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
I do not appear to be able to add a comment to an answer due to my low rep (lolz), so this is meant to be on @topr's answer.
I am the author of Nitrogen and there is code in there to detect a gnome desktop and set it properly so that you don't need to make this change, but it appears to not be functioning on modern Ubuntus. I will investigate.
Issue:
https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen/issues/16
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
I do not appear to be able to add a comment to an answer due to my low rep (lolz), so this is meant to be on @topr's answer.
I am the author of Nitrogen and there is code in there to detect a gnome desktop and set it properly so that you don't need to make this change, but it appears to not be functioning on modern Ubuntus. I will investigate.
Issue:
https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen/issues/16
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
answered Jun 27 '12 at 16:10
Dave FosterDave Foster
23124
23124
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
using the gnome-tweak-tool solved this issue... see here: askubuntu.com/questions/390367/…
– m13r
Jun 18 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
Take a look at this link:
http://www.virtual-nexus-inc.com/news/2011/09/21/ubuntu-11-04-dual-monitor-backgrounds-are-easy-with-shotwell/
you can use shotwell to resize te image as your combined monotors resolution then set it as background using the default image viewer of ubuntu.
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
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Take a look at this link:
http://www.virtual-nexus-inc.com/news/2011/09/21/ubuntu-11-04-dual-monitor-backgrounds-are-easy-with-shotwell/
you can use shotwell to resize te image as your combined monotors resolution then set it as background using the default image viewer of ubuntu.
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
add a comment |
Take a look at this link:
http://www.virtual-nexus-inc.com/news/2011/09/21/ubuntu-11-04-dual-monitor-backgrounds-are-easy-with-shotwell/
you can use shotwell to resize te image as your combined monotors resolution then set it as background using the default image viewer of ubuntu.
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
Take a look at this link:
http://www.virtual-nexus-inc.com/news/2011/09/21/ubuntu-11-04-dual-monitor-backgrounds-are-easy-with-shotwell/
you can use shotwell to resize te image as your combined monotors resolution then set it as background using the default image viewer of ubuntu.
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
answered Apr 16 '12 at 13:19
ValdaRValdaR
211
211
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For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher versions which don't offer a 'span' option in the settings or no options at all, you can run the following command to force a span setting:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options spanned
The effect is instant.
I've tried this with 18.04, but it seems like it should work with 16.04 and up.
Source
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
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answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
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add a comment |
For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher versions which don't offer a 'span' option in the settings or no options at all, you can run the following command to force a span setting:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options spanned
The effect is instant.
I've tried this with 18.04, but it seems like it should work with 16.04 and up.
Source
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
add a comment |
For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher versions which don't offer a 'span' option in the settings or no options at all, you can run the following command to force a span setting:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options spanned
The effect is instant.
I've tried this with 18.04, but it seems like it should work with 16.04 and up.
Source
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher versions which don't offer a 'span' option in the settings or no options at all, you can run the following command to force a span setting:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options spanned
The effect is instant.
I've tried this with 18.04, but it seems like it should work with 16.04 and up.
Source
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
edited Jan 12 at 4:40
karel
58.1k12128146
58.1k12128146
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
1747
answered May 2 '18 at 5:20
aalaapaalaap
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1747
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Might want to note, although nitrogen doesn't appear to change the wallpaper of nvidia machines, it has a cool side effect that still might make it worthwhile. If the changes via nitrogen occur more recently than your changes in the default ubuntu desktop manager, the images will show up in the background of terminals, if their background is set to transparent. So you essentially have a 'hidden' wallpaper.
– user136518
Feb 28 '13 at 20:40
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System settings > appearance - 'Span' instead of 'zoom', and most images will have to be scaled to be larger and then cropped into the aspect ratio which is going to be much wider if the monitors are placed side by side.
– Vass
Sep 12 '16 at 17:41