$ gconftool-2 --recursive-list /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default | grep background
scroll_background = false
background_darkness = 0.58315799999999995
background_image = /usr/share/backgrounds/Forever_by_Shady_S.jpg
background_color = #000000000000
background_type = image

sudo apt-get install rxvt-unicode

urxvt -pixmap /usr/share/backgrounds/Forever_by_Shady_S.jpg -fg white