Aurora default background shows as white after update to 40.20241109.0

[mejiasjrg]

Last night my Aurora install got updated to 40.20241109.0. Today I booted to a white background. Checking the Desktop background settings I see that the default image (jonatan-pie-aurora.jxl) is selected, as it was before the update. Selecting other images changes the background correspondingly, but selecting jonatan-pie-aurora.jxl shows a white background. Opening the folder where the image is shows the correct thumbnail of the image (as does the Desktop background settings window), but opening it in Gwenview throws the error "Failed loading jonatan-pie-aurora.jxl". The other image in the folder (greg-rakozy-aurora.jxl) loads correctly in Gwenview.

[NiHaiden]

Hi, this is strange. Especially since the wallpapers worked before in JPEG-XL Format and the necessary libraries get pulled in. I'll convert them to regular JPEGs for now.

[mejiasjrg]

First of all, thank you for the prompt response. I'm really glad.
I think it shouldn't be the file format, as the other image I mentioned (greg-rakozy-aurora.jxl) works as expected even though it's also JPEG-XL. Unless there are "versions" or "variations" in the file format (of which I don't have the faintest idea), it doesn't make sense.

As an update, last night after posting the issue, when I was about to shut down the laptop, I noticed that when I ran the rpm-ostree status command to see the system image version and copy & paste it here, it said State: busy, so I ran it again and realized the system had staged the update to 41.20241112.1. Hoping the issue could have been solved, the first thing I did today was checking if it was gone, but sadly, it wasn't.
Taking your idea, I'm installing GIMP to see if it opens the file, and convert if to JPEG.
Meanwhile I'll use my second most liked of the backgrounds. I had already thought of googling for some other backgrounds anyway. But I really liked Aurora's default.

Another update... GIMP did the trick:

I'm just wondering now if it's the system libraries that are having trouble with that file, as GIMP has its own libraries (because it's a flatpak) and it can open it.

[ndbhamvani]

I'm having exactly the same issue. I've changed my wallpaper for now rather than mess around with GIMP.

[mejiasjrg]

I'm having exactly the same issue. I've changed my wallpaper for now rather than mess around with GIMP.

Good to know I'm not alone... ;)
Initially I did that, but stubborn as I am, I wanted the default background back, so I went with GIMP.