Does xsetroot not work? I just set my background in my .xinitrc file with: xsetroot -solid grey25 But in general, unless you're a novice user, I've never unde

Does xsetroot not work? I just set my background in my .xinitrc file with: xsetroot -solid grey25 But in general, unless you're a novice user, I've never understood the need for the heavyweight DEs like gnome or kde. A terminal and a window manager with no border decorations is a lot more pleasant.