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[Larry Jordan <question78758@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #78758 on Ubuntu changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

Larry Jordan proposed the following answer:
     Interesting; Fedora Core 2 had a built-in background changer.  Guess Ubuntu still needs to get one.
     But in answer to your question:

     Open a terminal and type "ps aux".  This will list ALL processes running on your Linux system.  (If you are sure of the name, you can pipe it with "ps aux | grep Wallpaper" and only the Wallpaper Tray process will come up.)  When you have found the Wallpaper Tray, there is a number (usually 4 digit) in the second column.  This is a process number.  Type 
"kill -9 ####" where #### is the process number.  (Some people prefer "killall Wallpaper" which will stop any process called Wallpaper - that's fine as long as you have the name correct.)
     Then see if the program has better instructions on how to remove it or set it up - it'll probably start again automatically next time you log in if you don't remove it.

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