Thanks, that got me pointed in the right direction. Here are the slightly tweaked lines for the LiveCD that did it for me...
gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/color_shading_type "solid" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/primary_color "#000000000000" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/secondary_color "#ffffffffffff" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename "/usr/share/backgrounds/images/LiveCD-Background.png" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_options "centered" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_opacity "100" >/dev/null gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/background/draw_background true >/dev/null -- cj -- ________________________________ From: Patrice Guay <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:58:02 PM Subject: Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] Custom default background [email protected] wrote: > Does anybody know of an easy way to customize the default background on the > livecd? > See http://ilkinbalkanay.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-change-gnome-desktop-wallpaper.html You should add a line like the following in the %post section of the kickstart configuration file: gconftool-2 -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename "/usr/share/backgrounds/images/new_background.png" Obviously, the new background must exist. You could create an RPM package containing only this file to achieve it. -- Patrice Guay -- Fedora-livecd-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-livecd-list
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