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The default desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, the next LTS release, has been unveiled. Grayscale versions are in progress.
The new default wallpapers from Grazina in the design team looks not all that different from the previous 15.10 and 15.04’s wallpapers.
Ubuntu 16.04 default wallpaper
Here are the default wallpapers for Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 15.04:
Ubuntu 15.10 default wallpaper
Ubuntu 15.04 default wallpaper
Download the wallpapers from link below:
UPDATE 2024: Slidewall has NOT been updated for about 12 years!!
This brief tutorial shows how to install Slidewall on Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA repository.
Slidewall is a free open-source app to make slideshow wallpapers. It’s written in python, that creates Ubuntu-compatible .xml files and also provides a minimal wallpaper changing daemon for gnome 3. It lets you choose single files, entire directories and also filter photos by tag from a given library directory. With it, you can also put a Live Earth wallpaper, or Clock wallpaper on your desktop.
The app has an official PPA contains the package for Ubuntu 16.04. To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, then follow the below steps:
1.) Copy and paste this command and run. It adds the ppa repository to your system:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fioan89/slidewall
2.) Update package lists to make it available:
sudo apt-get update
3.) Finally install the software:
sudo apt-get install slidewall
Enjoy!
To uninstall the app, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove slidewall
Also run command to uninstall the PPA repository from your system:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:fioan89/slidewall
