[pkg-cinnamon] Bug#871547: general: Can't change to any other background.

[Holger Levsen]

reassign 871547 cinnamon
thanks

On Tue, Aug 08, 2017 at 10:20:32PM -0400, Default User wrote:
> Package: general
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Running Debian Unstable, with Cinnamon Desktop Environment, default Display
> Manager. Upgraded from Debian 9 Stable. Was okay.  Updated last on 2017-08-07,
> then shut down. Upon reboot 2017-08-08, background has reverted to the
> softwaves-theme wallpaper image installed by default upon installation of
> Debian 9 Stable. This is the same image that displays behind grub menu during
> startup.
> 
> Using the Change Background GUI (just like in Gnome 3), clicking on any
> backgound or other image highlights the image preview, but then nothing else
> happens.
> 
> Tried rebooting, using the Cinnamon, Sofware rendering, and Default Xsession
> choices at the login screen.
> 
> Sent this email to debian-user at lists.debian.org:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hi.
> 
> - Debian Unstable.
> - Cinnamon desktop environment.
> - Updated 2017-08-07, then shut down.
> - On 2017-08-08, booted up.
> 
> Now, background is the Debian 9 default "Flipper" image.  Background can not be
> changed.
> 
> What to check / what to do?
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Did not receive any reply, so do not know which package(s) may be involved.
> 
> Also checked Debian forums, did not see similar problem posted.  Did not post
> problem to forum.s
> 
> Also tried on IRC (freenode - #Dbian channel). Received only one vague
> suggestion:
> "downgrade gnome-settings-daemon gsettings-desktop-schemas to testing
> versions". Chose not to try suggested action, as determined to have excess risk
> of operator error.
> 
> Have waited for spontaneous fix by further update, still waiting.
> 
> Will provide additional information to the extent that I can.
> 
> Thank you for your indulgence.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: buster/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 4.11.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> 

-- 
cheers,
	Holger
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