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Linux convert jpeg to bmp, xsetroot complains "bad bitmap format", how to fix this?
I am creating a JPEG file, converting to BMP then using with xsetroot, but that is failing.
1) Make a JPEG file
$ convert -size 800x600 xc:transparent \
-font Bookman-DemiItalic -pointsize ...
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Convert a bunch of BMP files to JPEG on Linux
Someone sent me a bunch of BMP files and I need them in JPEG. I could convert them one by one using GIMP, but I'd rather do it all in one go. I have Ubuntu.