{"id":563,"date":"2013-07-12T03:35:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T03:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=563"},"modified":"2024-04-24T08:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T08:59:47","slug":"install-variety-wallpaper-changer-ubuntu-13-10-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/install-variety-wallpaper-changer-ubuntu-13-10-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Variety Wallpaper Changer on Ubuntu, Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/download-wallpaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/download-wallpaper.jpg\" alt=\"download-wallpaper\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/download-wallpaper.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/download-wallpaper-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will show you how to install Variety wallpaper changer on Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.04 &amp; Linux Mint 13, 14, 15 via ppa repository.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 2024: Variety is available in system repository since Ubuntu 16.04! However, some features are NO longer working since the PPA is not being updated any-more.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>To try out variety in Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 16.04, press &#8220;Ctrl+Alt+T&#8221; to open terminal, then run 2 commands below one by one:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>First refresh system package cache:<\/b>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Then install variety:<\/b><br \/>\nsudo apt install variety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To uninstall the app, use command:<\/b><\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove variety<\/pre>\n<p>Variety is an automatic wallpaper changer, downloader &amp; manager. It makes easy to create Desktop Wallpaper Slideshows on Ubuntu &amp; Linux Mint.<\/p>\n<p>Variety changes your desktop wallpaper on a regular basis, using user-specified or automatically downloaded images. It has an indicator applet on your panel that allows to easily change wallpapers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/variety-indicator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-564\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/variety-indicator.jpg\" alt=\"variety-indicator\" width=\"400\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/variety-indicator.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/variety-indicator-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Variety can download wallpapers from wallbase.cc, ns223506.ovh.net, wallpapers.net, flickr.com, imgur.com, deviantart.com, interfacelift.com, vladstudio.com.<\/p>\n<p>To install this software, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> to open terminal, then follow the below steps:<\/p>\n<p>1.) Copy and paste this command and run in terminal, it add the stable ppa to your system.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p>2.) If you&#8217;ve already installed Synaptic Package Manger, open it and click <b>Reload<\/b> button. Search for and install variety package.<\/p>\n<p>If not, run this command instead:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install variety<\/pre>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will show you how to install Variety wallpaper changer on Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.04 &amp; Linux Mint 13, 14, 15 via ppa repository. UPDATE 2024: Variety is available in system repository since Ubuntu 16.04! However, some features are NO longer working since the PPA is not being updated any-more. 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