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    Kubuntu 12.4 & 13.4 - How 2 Delete Wallpaper Thumbnails in Desktop-Settings View

    Hello,

    I've have 26 wallpapers added to select from within the Desktop-Settings view window. The first 9 wallpapers will display an X at the top-left corner which upon clicking . . . will delete the wallpaper from the desktop settings window.

    The remaining 17 wallpaper icons do not display an X anywhere on the thumbnail, and I can't figure out how to delete those. Right click doesn't provide any answers. I'm hoping I don't have to go somewhere in the root folder like /usr/share/wallpapers to manually delete them there. Additionally, IF I do have to manually delete the file(s), is there a way to use Dolphin fm, rather than the terminal window to do the delete?

    Thanks for your help!
    Last edited by Guest; May 13, 2013, 08:46 PM. Reason: typos

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    Welcome the KFN.

    The ones that present an 'x' are user downloaded/installed Wallpapers and reside within your users home directory. The ones that don't are 'system' Wallpapers owned by root. You can use Dolphin to delete them if desired. Press Alt+F2 and type: kdesudo dolphin and press Enter. Provide your password and Dolphin will be launched 'as root' and you can navigate to the directory where the system wallpapers are found: /usr/share/wallpapers
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      Thanks Snowhog for the fast response . . . . it's been awhile since I needed to use any file manager as root, . . . my Kubuntu installs have been stable, but lately, a few folks from our local computer club want me to install Kubuntu for them so I'll have to brush up on the basics. Thanks again.

      Greg

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        You're welcome.

        My 'welcome' seems to have been 'past due' seeing that you have been a member since 2011.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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