Ubuntu and default Gnome backgrounds

[Ioannis Vranos]

Bo Grimes wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 04:08:39AM +0200, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
>> Each release of GNOME comes with some default backgrounds. Why are they 
>> not included in Ubuntu?
>>
>> Is there any easy way to get those backgrounds in Ubuntu 8.10?
> 
> Not sure about 8.10, but it'll hardly hurt to try typing sudo apt-get
> install gnome-backgrounds and find out.


Yes, the package gnome-backgrounds is the answer. I wonder why it wasn't 
made to be installed by default.