Hi, how can be written a plasma desktop configuration in skel (/etc/skel/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc) to set a specific wallpaper image for the user?
I have tried to add lines below, that worked in the past:

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activityId=580e479a-1f48-4040-b152-79d411a48a15
formfactor=0
immutability=1
lastScreen=0
location=0
plugin=org.kde.plasma.folder
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.image

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Image=file:///usr/share/wallpapers/background/background.jpg



But they are always replaced by a default setup:

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ItemGeometriesHorizontal=
activityId=21a84b8f-aabc-4fa6-9016-92ed81669cf3
formfactor=0
immutability=1
lastScreen=0
location=0
plugin=org.kde.plasma.folder
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.image

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Image=file:///usr/share/wallpapers/Next/contents/images/1600x1200.png



Thank you!

Rather than using skel, have you considered using KDE's Kiosk framework: https://develop.kde.org/deploy/kiosk/introduction/

I've not used it myself, but it might do what you want.

Thanks, but I expect to be able to restore the state in its configuration files, otherwise how it would work between sessions?
I am missing something for sure and I'll check Kiosk too.

I've found the solution.
The wallpaper is related to an activity that is defined in ~/.config/kactivitymanagerdrc then used in ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc, which makes sense, as some should be able to set a different wallpaper for each activity.