XPost: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 8/31/2025 3:01 PM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > I have a Mint 22.1 system driving two screens.   
   >   
   > I was curious whether there was app that would enable dufferent backgrounds   
   to be displayed on the two monitors.   
   >   
   > Naturally I addresed my query to Google's AI that provided three solutions:   
   >   
   > Nitrogen   
   > SuperPaper   
   > Hydrapaper   
   >   
   > I couldn't get anywhere with the first two and am struggling with Hydrapaper.   
   > I cannot get it to select any file, let alone display it.   
   >   
   > Does anyone out ther have any experience with these programs?   
      
   Gloogle:   
      "You've got to be kidding, Alan. You can't do that."   
      
   I tried taking a sample HDD with multiple distros on it,   
   and it seemed everything used Wayland, and the choices   
   for two monitors was "Joined" or "Nothing" (turn off #2 monitor).   
      
   Attempts to assign two separate background images, well, there   
   was no interface to do it.   
      
   So I'm Googling, and a Reddit post mentions that Devuan with XFCE   
   on it, it is using Xorg, and it allows addressing the monitors.   
   I set that up, made two separate pictures as my background artworks,   
   and the application in there allowed assigning an image to each monitor.   
      
   I haven't tested your "automation" cases in there yet, because   
   getting that far was pretty tough (the netinstaller failed   
   to work properly, I ended up downloading a LiveDVD to do the picture).   
      
      [Picture]   
      
       https://i.postimg.cc/sgdqgZPW/Devuan-Xfce-Background-Two-Monitors.gif   
      
   You would want something with a real Xorg in it (not an XWayland) and   
   experiment with that.   
      
       Paul   
      
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