change permissions to copy pictures into backgrounds

[Dave Woyciesjes]

On 05/08/2012 11:14 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
>
>
> (2012/05/08 1:12), Colin Law wrote:
>> On 7 May 2012 17:05, Thomas Blasejewicz<thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
>>> (2012/05/06 0:26), compdoc wrote:
>>>>> What is the try, that will allow me to do so?
>>>> Not sure I followed everything you were saying, but if you need to
>>>> copy or
>>>> modify system files, (or root owed files) type into a term window: gksu
>>>> nautilus&
>>>>
>>>> Also useful: gksu gedit&
>>>>
>>>> Can you just explain very carefully what you are trying to do. Tell
>>>> us where the files are at the moment and where you are trying to copy
>>>> them to. Don't talk about the "backgrounds" folder, tell us exactly
>>>> where you are trying to copy to.
>>>>
>>>> Colin
> Well, this is really simply.
> I have a folder that contains pictures I took myself and like to use as
> wallpaper for my computers.
> I want (a) either make this folder the DEFAULT location the computer is
> looking for when I instruct it to change the desktop image,
> or (b) to copy my pictures into the ubuntu default folder (if this is so
> difficult to change ...)
>
> my pictures are located in:
> /home/thomas/pictures/wallpapers
> owner: Thomas Blasejewicz
> group: adm
> I changed the permission for ALL pictures to "read and write", but that
> did not help.
>
> the "default folder" for wallpapers appears to be:
> /usr/share/backgrounds
> owner: root
> group: root
>
> * There was the question "why go through all this trouble?" I asked
> myself this very question MANY times!
> Maybe it is this crazy obsession of mine, that if something should be
> very simple but I am still unable to succeed, "I want to know
> (understand) why".
> Apparently I am annoying many people with this attitude.
> Please accept my apologies for that.
> On the other hand, I am likely to continue asking stupid questions like
> this one ...
> Thomas
>
	I'm not annoyed. Was just curious as to why, which you explained 
clearly and makes sense. Thank.



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