For questions regarding the image displayed on the desktop background.
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How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow with my own set of images?
With the images coming from a pictures folder, or pre-selected
With the images displayed in order, or randomly
With the ...
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14answers
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How do I change the wallpaper in LightDM?
I would like to set the wallpaper in LightDM, how do I do that?
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0answers
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Workspace specific wallpapers with Compiz? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?
Is it possible to get a different wallpaper for each workspace using Compiz? I've found a tutorial ...
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1answer
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What is the building photographed in this stock wallpaper?
I'm sure I've seen a picture of the full building somewhere. The image is a blue-tinted display of the building's facade - facing into a blue sky. It's a part of the stock wallpapers in Ubuntu 10.10 ...
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Is there a way to shut off showing the user's wallpaper in Lightdm?
I don't want to expose my wallpaper to other people who share my computer, is there a way I can disable this feature or work around it?
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How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter?
As the title above suggests I want to add some custom wallpapers (png images I have created myself) to the user/share/backgrounds folder in 12.04. I have completed this task.
Issue : They do NOT ...
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6answers
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How do I add new wallpapers?
I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed and want to download and install additional wallpapers on my desktop.
How do I do this?
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2answers
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How do I install wallpapers from older releases?
I have currently installed 12.04 and I really like the wallpapers of 11.10. How do I install it in 12.04?
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1answer
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How do I submit wallpapers to be considered for inclusion in Ubuntu?
I take photos from time to time, and if I take an exceptionally beautiful one, I'd like to submit it for inclusion in Ubuntu. Where do I send/upload it?
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How to change wallpapers of all clients?
As said before we are running more than 500 ubuntu PC's in our company. Often we used to set our company ads as a wallpaper in clients machine. It is difficult for us to change wallpapers in all these ...
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How to remove Change Desktop Background from right click?
I want to restrict users on changing wallpapers and themes. So can anyone say me how to remove
Change Desktop Background option from right click?
Note:
I just totally want to remove that option ...
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4answers
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How to restrict users on changing their wallpapers?
I don't want my users to change the system wallpaper. How do I the lock the wallpaper down?
Update
Users are changing wallpaper by right clicking the picture and choosing set as wallpaper. How to ...
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3answers
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Use a calendar as desktop wallpaper
Is it possible to use a calendar as a desktop wallpaper (it could be a simple calendar application pinned to the desktop)?
I am hopping for something looking like this :
Ideally the calendar should ...
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4answers
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Where does Ubuntu store the picture that I set as my desktop?
I have a pretty picture set as my desktop background, but I've lost the original file. However, my desktop is still set to this picture. How can I get back my picture?
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Different Wallpapers for each desktop in 11.10
I know this has already been discussed in different post, (Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?)
but the solutions were for 11.04. I want to have a different wallpaper ...
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2answers
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Why is the default background image named “warty-final-ubuntu.png”?
Why is the default background image still named /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png?
It's not Warty,
and it's not even a PNG:
$ file /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png
...
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Is there an android-like live wallpaper for unity?
Is there any program which can run a 'live wallpaper' like the ones in Android?
I've searched quite a bit but haven't found anything usable yet. anibg looks promising, but it is not working in 12.10.
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1answer
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How do I change the desktop background from command line?
How can I change my desktop background from command line?
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0answers
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How to get desktop background picture changed periodically? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
How do I set my wallpaper to auto-change periodically?
Can I set up desktop background picture to be set a random file ...
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3answers
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How can I change the wallpaper using a Python script?
I want to change my wallpaper in Ubuntu 11.10 (with Unity) in a small Python script.
I found the possibility to change it via the gconf-editor in /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename. With ...
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1answer
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How do I change the wallpaper in GNOME 3 via a script?
The former way to change wallpaper in Gnome2 consists in use gconftool-2, but this tool has no effect in Gnome3.
gconftool-2 --type=string --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename ...
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3answers
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How do I set the default icon set and wallpaper for new users?
I would like to change the default icon set and wallpaper so when a new user is created they have them automatically.
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5answers
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How do I set another search directory for wallpapers?
I keep all my documents on a separate drive from my ubuntu installation, and I have a folder full of nice wallpapers on that drive. How can I make ubuntu automatically search this directory so ...
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Panel Background color, Transparency and background image don't work with Ambiance theme
As the title suggests. Selecting a background image, color or using the transparency sitting doesn't work with the Ambiance theme.
Sections of the panel will take the new settings, but many of the ...
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Interactive Desktop Wallpapers
Is there any interactive wallpapers like for example a background of a pond with some fishes and you could click on the fishes. I know this will consume a little more ram, cpu and video but it would ...
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1answer
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Desktop wallpaper won't display images, only colours and gradients
On my ubuntu 10.10 laptop, I've recently noticed (I'm a busy guy and don't focus on my minimalist wallpaper) that my wallpaper has disappeared and been replaced with a coloured background - annoyingly ...
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4answers
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How to span single wallpaper over dual monitors?
I have dual monitor set up in Ubuntu 11.10. I want to have a single wallpaper spanned across both monitors. How do I do this?
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2answers
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How do I change my wallpaper in Lubuntu?
About 2 days or so I upgraded my version of Lubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10. But the problem is that I now don't know how to change my wallpaper.
Google doesn't give me any answers.
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4answers
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Where can I find all the wallpapers ever included?
Is there a place where I can find all the wallpapers ever included on the Ubuntu CDs (not just the default ones)??
I remember some nice ones, like the one with the cherries. A package would be ...
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4answers
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How to get Ubuntu version number on the Wallpaper?
I want to have Ubuntu Version name on my Desktop Wallpaper same as we have at login screen (LDM greeter) of UBUNTU 12.04LTS at bottom.
I want the same way on my desktop wallpaper on opposite side ...
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1answer
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How do i set a VLC instance to run as a Live Wallpaper
I've seen an article describing how to use VLC as a live wallpaper for the desktop, however the options mentioned there only refer to Windows.
What would i need to do to achieve the same result?.
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1answer
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How do I set Terminal as part of my wallpaper?
I have spent the last few days wiping my laptop (too much "experimenting") and getting up to date with 11.10. In the process, I came across conky which I'm now playing with, and along with conky I saw ...
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1answer
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Can I change the lock screen background to be different from the desktop background?
I want the lock screen background to be different from the desktop background in Ubuntu 11.10, how can I do that?
It's okay when I am using 11.04, why 11.10 can't? thanks
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What is wrong with this method of using an alternate lock screen background?
I have recently been trying to separate all three wallpaper states that are all the same as default. They are:
Unity Greeter
Lock screen
Desktop
All of them have a wallpaper, and as default the ...
6
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1answer
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Using GWibber as “desktop background”?
Is there any way to set an application, in this case Gwibber, in the background of the desktop?
This means basically having it in the background showing tweets and if I don't click it, like, I don't ...
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0answers
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how to set different wallpapers in ubuntu workspaces [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?
I'm having an issues trying to customize ubuntu workspaces in the gnome environment. Assuming the ...
6
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0answers
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Is possible to change desktop wallpaper in Unity? If yes, how to do? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I add new wallpapers?
I've installed Ubuntu Netbook edition 10.10 on a new latptop for a people whit zero knowledge of how to use a computer.
Me and other people ...
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1answer
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Change wallpaper based on times desktop has been shown [closed]
I want to create a wallpaper slide show that will not change five minutes after the wallpaper gets displayed, but five minutes after the entire desktop get viewed. Does anyone know of a way to do ...
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2answers
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How to change the desktop wallpaper that's part of a slideshow?
I am currently running Ubuntu 11.10 running Gnome 3/ Gnome shell. I love the new Ubuntu desktop backgrounds, especially the one that changes periodically. However, that angular cat graphic drives me ...
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2answers
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Unity greeter background not changing for users automatically after upgrade
I have recently upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04. Normal upgrade, no new installation. In 11.10 I was using Simple LightDM Manager tool to set a custom wallpaper on the login screen. This tool ...
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5answers
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How can I use a .html file as desktop background/wallpaper?
I have one of those underpowered netbooks with Lubuntu. I also have an iPod Touch. I'd like the best of both worlds. So I would like to create an active html wallpaper with beautiful little squared ...
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2answers
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Play a movie in the desktop as a wallpaper?
I was wondering is there a way to play movies in the desktop,like a background?or is it not possible?
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3answers
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Active Web Site as Gnome Background
Is there a way to put an active website, such as Gmail, as your Desktop background in Gnome, running Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit? MS Win calls it "Active Desktop".
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2answers
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Wallpaper in each workspace and right-click problem
I wanna set 4 different wallpapers in my 4 workspaces by setting in CCMS (wallpaper plugin).
It just only work if show_desktop (gconf-editor->apps/nautilus/preference) is unchecked.
But after that I ...
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Is there a way to get the wallpaper to “tile” instead of “center”?
I switch between 2 screens on my laptop: a 1280x1024 monitor and the built-in 1366x768 LCD. I have a 1366x1024 wallpaper I'd like to use, but I want it locked to the top-left corner (like Windows does ...
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0answers
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Set wallpaper in the Lock Screen
Is there an app or some way to set the desktop wallpaper as viewable when only logged in, and to set another when logged out or locked? I've tried Ubuntu Tweak, but it only does the login wallpaper, ...
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2answers
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Different wallpapers on monitors in Twinview with Wallch
Is there any way to set Wallch to rotate through different wallpapers on different monitors, using Twinview? I'm assuming the same trick for workspaces doesn't work for monitors.
Thanks
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How do I set my wallpaper to auto-change periodically? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
How to get desktop background picture changed periodically?
How can I set wallpaper to change every 5 minutes or so?
...
5
votes
1answer
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How do I make custom bootsplash and wallpapers [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to customize live Ubuntu CD?
I would like to customize my Ubuntu install with my own Wallpaper.
I know where to change the wallpapers
I copy my wallpaper in ...
