====== wallpaper ====== ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml Change xwallpaper. You should be able to install it with sudo apt install xwallpaper. You can use command bellow to set your wallpaper* xwallpaper --zoom path/to/your/wallpaper.jpg et ... xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m ...and then change the background using the Settings Manager > Desktop. The command monitors channel xfce4-desktop for changes. It will tell which property on channel xfce4-desktop is changed. Then the command to change that property would be like this xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p insert_property_here -s path/image