`gsettings set` Wallpaper URI not working (sometimes)

[lamyergeier]

System: Fedora 40, Gnome 46
NOTE: followings works arbitrarily (sometimes it works after reboot, but most times it stops)

From bash I did:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///home/lamy/Pictures/Wallpapers/Current/Current.gen.jpg'

$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri
'file:///home/lamy/Pictures/Wallpapers/Current/Current.gen.jpg'

But the Wallpaper is still blank

[skeller (Sebastian Keller)]

Are you maybe using dark mode? In that case you would need to set picture-uri-dark. Or maybe whatever extension is drawing the desktop icons is interfering. You could try disabling that.