Fluxbox desktop background
 

I'm currently running Xubuntu with Fluxbox. It's been awhile since I've used Linux, and this is quite a new setup for me. My issue concerns maintaining a background. When I put fbsetbg -l in my .init file, it seems to do nothing. I've also tried fbsetbg -f ~/.fluxbox/path/to/file.jpg, and it doesn't work either. By the by, I'm using feh with fbsetbg. When I manually type in these commands in the terminal, I get the wanted results, but only for that session. I have also tried doing the same in the startup file, and still nothing. The only background I manage to maintain is that of the Xubuntu login screen (the sky blue prettiness). I've read Fluxbox documentation on setting backgrounds; that's how I learned where to start. But, as aforementioned, no luck. Upon logging out of the session or rebooting, I see the Xubuntu login background as my Fluxbox background when I log back in. Any help would be appreciated.

What exactly are you putting in the init file? It's been a while since I used fluxbox, but it should look like
You could also, I believe, add fbsetbg -l to ~/.fluxbox/startup.

Those are the two exact things I've done. :( thanks for the speedy reply!

Hmm. Alright, it may be you need to set the overlay.

Edit ~/.fluxbox/init and add this if it isn't there
Create or edit the file ~/.fluxbox/overlay and put in this
You might try nitrogen as well. I've always preferred it, though I use openbox.

Select your wallpaper.

In ~/.fluxbox/init put

I appreciate all the help, Reed. I swear to Jesus, I tried multiple times adding fbsetbg -l to my startup file, and it did nothing. I just did it again, and it worked! If I run into another problem, I'll refer to the advice you just posted. Again, thank you.

I can empathize.

When I worked in tech support, we used to refer to something like this as an FM problem (as in "freaking magic").

I just had a struggle with fbsetbg -R [path to background files] on one of my three computers. It was working fine on the other two.

Darn computers.

If there is such a thing as a Fluxbox groupie, I'm probably it.