{"id":5551,"date":"2016-01-09T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2016-01-09T17:45:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-09T17:45:31","slug":"install-variety-wallpaper-changer-in-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/install-variety-wallpaper-changer-in-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Variety Wallpaper Changer in Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Variety, an open-source wallpaper changer, downloader and manager, has been made for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS in its official PPA repository.<\/p>\n

Variety is a system tray applet that changes the desktop wallpaper on a regular basis, using user-specified or automatically downloaded images from different online sources such as Imgur and Flickr. It can also automatically apply various fancy filters to the displayed images – charcoal painting, oil painting, heavy blurring, etc.<\/p>\n

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variety wallpaper changer settings window<\/p><\/div>\n

How to Install Variety in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n

Variety available in the developer’s PPA for all current Ubuntu releases, including Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, and the upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.<\/p>\n

To install it, either add the PPA or download .deb<\/b> binary directly from the below link:<\/p>\n

1.<\/b> Add PPA.<\/p>\n

Open terminal from Unity Dash, Application launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below command and hit run:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi\/ppa<\/pre>\n
Type in your password (no visual feedback just type in mind) when it asks and hit enter to continue.<\/p>\n
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2.<\/b> After that, use Synaptic Package Manager to install the software after clicking Refresh button. Or run below commands one by one in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install variety<\/pre>\n
For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab latest “variety_x.x.x_all.deb” package from THIS PAGE<\/a> and click to install it via Software Center or Gdebi package manager.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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