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nautilus package

  1. Bug #1626935
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 1626935

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote : Re: [Yakkety] desktop in black background on extended HDMI display

Workarounds:
  (a) Plug your monitor in before logging in; or
  (b) Kill and restart nautilus.

Given that the desktop selection rectangle still works while the black/flickering is happening around it, it appears the only thing that's broken is nautilus' wallpaper logic.