Wallpaper Competition for Ubuntu 26.04, Resolute Raccoon, opened for submissions. 6 of them will be included in the disc images.
This is one of my top favorite community activities. I’m neither an expert artist nor a professional photographer, but I can get many cool images and vote my favorites to be optional wallpapers for all Ubuntu users.
Like the last competition, the submissions are grouped into 3 categories: Mascot Theme – artwork that features the mascot for raccoon, Digital / Abstract – artwork created by digital tools (e.g., Blender, GIMP etc), and Photography – high resolution image taken from a conventional or digital camera.
The top TWO voted images from each category will be included in Ubuntu 26.04 as optional wallpapers in the Appearance -> Background settings.
The rules for this competition include:
- Submitter must own the rights to the image.
- Full quality image must be 3840×2160 px. PNG and WebP recommended.
- No watermark, name or logo in image.
- image licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0
The AI generated artwork is NOT allowed! Because there are active legal debates on the ownership of AI generated artwork and whether it can be copyrighted or not. And, many popular AI generation tools use a license that does not align with those for the contest.
The wallpaper submission started a week ago on December 15th (UTC), few months earlier than the last 24.04 LTS. And, the submission window is open for few weeks longer than before, until January 28th. After the submission close date, all can vote until February 4th.
The entrance of Ubuntu 26.04 Wallpaper Competition:
Here are some of my favorite images from the submission page:
Images below are optimized for faster loading, please go to the link above for original files.
