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A desktop background, or wallpaper, or just background is a digital image used as a decorative background on the desktop. Use this tag for questions regarding either the image or solid color displayed on the desktop background. DO NOT use this tag for questions about the background of specific applications. In such cases just use the application's tag.

A desktop background or wallpaper is a digital image used as a decorative background on the desktop. The desktop background can be either a static image or an animated one (the latter may be referred to as a 'live' or 'dynamic' background).

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Bing Picture of the Day as Desktop Wallpaper?

Can anyone help me out with how to make Bing Picture to my Desktop Wallpaper? So it works by downloading the highest quality of todays picture. Then storing it ex in the Picture folder of your account. After that automatically changing the picture…
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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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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 great!
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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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How do I contribute a wallpaper to new Ubuntu releases?

I am willing to contribute to the new Ubuntu update. I have a lot of good quality images that were taken by me, and I'm willing to contribute them as wallpapers for the next Ubuntu release. But the thing is I don't know how I can do that. Any…
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How to get non-image (plain) desktop background?

I don't want a background image on my desktop. Even the color background is a PNG image file. Want just a RGB color pick, or plain background. Having a background image makes remote desktop too slow. Ubuntu v19.04
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Where is the "Default Wallpaper" wallpaper stored

I just upgraded to 14.04, and it's amazing. Obviously, I went to check out the new backgrounds and one caught my eye. It's an abstract blue design and is marked as one that changes throughout the day and its title is "Default Wallpaper". I really…
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Where can I find more wallpaper packages?

I was wondering if there are any wallpaper packages around. Packages with loads of wallpapers which are as good as the pre-installed ones. Anything close?
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Background image resize in Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS

Recently updated to 18.04.1 and now I cannot resize my background image from fill screen to center image. How can I resize the image now that 18 doesnt have the quick resize feature?
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How to get desktop background picture changed periodically?

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 from a given directory every given period of time?
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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 (left of screen). with same font and same style that…
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Wallch not auto-cycling backgrounds on log in

I'm extremely new to Ubuntu, and the Linux environment in general, so I could probably be doing something stupid, or not realizing how to do it, or its working and I don't realize it - so I just want to apologize for that in advance. Going to my…
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Automatically change Ubuntu wallpaper at a certain hour

So I am using Ubuntu and I have encountered many softwares and workarounds for changing wallpapers automatically, BUT, it all pertains to time intervals and what I want is by certain time period. Like I got this wallpapers for dawn, morning, noon,…
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How to make wallpaper that changes throughout the day- brightness to be precise

How to change brightness of wallpapers with time of the day, like the default wallpaper given. What tutorials suggest is to use a picture slide-show or applications like F.lux. But I want to automate the brightness only of the image based on time,…
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Change wallpaper based on times desktop has been shown

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 this?
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