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Ubuntu background changer not showing new images in /usr/share/backgrounds

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I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and I wanted to add some more wallpapers to it. So I copied some wallpapers to /usr/share/backgrounds. But the wallpaper changer (All settings --> Appearance --> Look) does not show the new images that I copied. What am I missing?

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answered 3 Years ago hirtieve · Accepted Answer

You need to edit /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/trusty-wallpapers.xml, which is a real pain, especially with lots of long file names.

It's easier to leave the pictures in the Pictures folder and direct Appearance to that with the drop down menu (set on Wallpapers by default).

I don't know if you can create a sub folder in Pictures that Appearance can access.