wallpaper not changing with pop!_os on system76 laptop

[iceman42]

Wallpaper doesn't change, with cron or with the command dwall -s <style> for all styles on a system76 laptop running pop!_os with the cinnamon desktop environment.

Output of echo $DESKTOP_SESSION is cinnamon

Weirdly, on pop!_os installed on an old hp laptop it works fine.
Thanks

[tomturbu]

Hi,
seems like my issue - i've also posted here an issue plus a workaround...
You can check if my workaround works -> #64

best,
Thomas

[ghost]

Hi @iceman42,
it appears that @adi1090x has abandoned this project (the last commit was in January), but I have continued development in my fork Dynamic Wallpaper Improved. Feel free to open your issue there so I can take a look at it!

[iceman42]

Hi @tomturbo,
Thanks for your reply. I've actually stopped using pop! for the moment, was in a bit of distro-hopping phase but have settled on something different now.
I'm not sure your workaround would help any future pop! users that face the same problem: if I understand correctly, you're trying to change system colours and the background? And you do this by changing the background first, then doing both? My issue was that even just changing the background on its own wouldn't work. Unfortunately I've uninstalled pop!, so can't check.
Thanks anyway,
iceman

[Bluqui]

I can to check :D

As you can see... the wallpaper pops up when i type the command
But it doesnt change with the time

"pop"

What is that?

[gesteves91]

Hi @Bluqui, have you found any workarounds? I also use POP, and I am facing the same problem now

[ch0chi]

Hey there, I know this is old, but I figured I'd update this in case anyone else needs help.
I got this working on Pop_OS! by simply setting DESKTOP_SESSION to gnome.
When you run echo $DESKTOP_SESSION in pop os, it outputs pop. However, Pop OS uses gnome as its default display manager. So, setting DESKTOP_SESSION="gnome" should fix the issue for you.

[Bluqui]

thanks for you post :D
i'll try it

[Bluqui]

Hey there, I know this is old, but I figured I'd update this in case anyone else needs help. I got this working on Pop_OS! by simply setting DESKTOP_SESSION to gnome. When you run echo $DESKTOP_SESSION in pop os, it outputs pop. However, Pop OS uses gnome as its default display manager. So, setting DESKTOP_SESSION="gnome" should fix the issue for you.

Looks like doesnt work :(

[Bluqui]

Hey there, I know this is old, but I figured I'd update this in case anyone else needs help. I got this working on Pop_OS! by simply setting DESKTOP_SESSION to gnome. When you run echo $DESKTOP_SESSION in pop os, it outputs pop. However, Pop OS uses gnome as its default display manager. So, setting DESKTOP_SESSION="gnome" should fix the issue for you.

Looks like doenst work :(

Maybe... i made a bad crontab file?

[adi1090x]

Use the lastest version (v3.0) and see if it solve your issue.