Set Desktop Wallpaper in FVWM and other WM

[mvto]

Code to set desktop wallpaper with FVWM and possibly other Linux Window Managers. It works for Openbox, Fluxbox and FVWM.

Install feh
then after the prompt:

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feh --bg-scale /path to background/image.png

To tile the image:

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feh --bg-tile “/path/to/image”

To centre the image:

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feh --bg-center “/path/to/image”

The next example

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 sudo fvwm-root --retain-pixmap /path to background/image.png

That sets the wallpaper for just this session.

I use GIMP or ImageMagick to convert images from jpg to png for FVWM.
Nautilus caused my PC to freeze; but the above code has worked fine.

If you just want to make your screen background a solid color you can use the following command after the prompt:

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xsetroot -solid color

replace the word color with the color you want the screen to be.

Here is an additional way to set your wallpaper at least in Fluxbox. The above methods worked in FVWM, Openbox and Fluxbox Window Managers.
Use feh in your current directory where the picture is that you want for the background image and put in the following code; that will set your wallpaper.

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  $ wpsetters=feh fbsetbg image.png

To set your wallpaper to load automatically when you start your computer you can use "autostart" in the OpenBox Window Manager.
Make a file titled autostart with the following in it

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feh --bg-scale /directories to image location.png &

For example

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 feh --bg-scale /home/go/wallpapers/seagulls.png

where in seagulls.png is the image file and before that are the directories leading up to it.
Then restart the PC and upon starting up the desktop wallpaper image will load.

I also put conky& in the autostart file; so both conky and the background image wallpaper load upon start up. You need to put the "&" after your command.

[Loafers]

If you just want to make your screen background a solid color you can use the following command after the prompt:

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xsetroot -solid color

replace the word color with the color you want the screen to be.

is there a way to do this with a hex triplet?

I keep on getting an invalid argument :

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loafers@ubuntu:~$ xsetroot -solid #505075
usage: xsetroot [options]
  where options are:
  -display <display>   or   -d <display>
  -fg <color>   or   -foreground <color>
  -bg <color>   or   -background <color>
  -rv   or   -reverse
  -help
  -def   or   -default
  -name <string>
  -cursor <cursor file> <mask file>
  -cursor_name <cursor-font name>
  -xcf <ARGB cursor file> <cursor size>
  -solid <color>
  -gray   or   -grey
  -bitmap <filename>
  -mod <x> <y>

[adenukolnis]

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loafers@ubuntu:~$ xsetroot -solid #505075

ubuntu.....really.......thats sad.......

should be
xsetroot -solid '#505075'
or
xsetroot -solid "#505075"

[Loafers]

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loafers@ubuntu:~$ xsetroot -solid #505075

ubuntu.....really.......thats sad.......

should be
xsetroot -solid '#505075'
or
xsetroot -solid "#505075"

thanks !