I also noticed that changing the background with: gconftool-2 -t str -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /tmp/tmp.png
Also makes desktop freeze. It may be happening on all background changes? -- Whole desktop freezes for 15 secs when background image is modified https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs