Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. > > On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. > > > > This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the > > color that was set - black, but the entire desktop opened with an > > overall gray background. Rebooting restored the black desktop, but > > opening an app and then closing it left the background gray where the > > app was opened > > > > I don't have the faintest idea what happened or how to fix it. I really > > don't whant to have to reinstall Debian.
Given your second message, it is clear that this is a configuration issue that is under the control of your normal user, not an OS-wide problem. You will not need to reinstall. -dsr-