{"id":575,"date":"2013-07-12T05:24:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T05:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=575"},"modified":"2024-04-24T08:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T08:54:06","slug":"install-slidewall-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/install-slidewall-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Slidewall Wallpaper Changer on Ubuntu, Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Live-Earth-Wallpaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-578\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Live-Earth-Wallpaper.jpg\" alt=\"Live-Earth-Wallpaper\" width=\"560\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Live-Earth-Wallpaper.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Live-Earth-Wallpaper-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 2024: Slidewall has NOT been updated for about 12 years!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This brief tutorial shows how to install Slidewall on Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA repository.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/slidewall\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slidewall<\/a> is a free open-source app to make slideshow wallpapers. It&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Slideshow-preference.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-576\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Slideshow-preference.jpg\" alt=\"Slideshow-preference\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Install Slidewall<\/h3>\n<p>The app has an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~fioan89\/+archive\/ubuntu\/slidewall\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA<\/a> contains the package for Ubuntu 16.04. To install it, 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. It adds the ppa repository to your system:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fioan89\/slidewall<\/pre>\n<p>2.) Update package lists to make it available:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get update<\/pre>\n<p>3.) Finally install the software:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get install slidewall<\/pre>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Slidewall<\/h3>\n<p>To uninstall the app, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove slidewall<\/pre>\n<p>Also run command to uninstall the PPA repository from your system:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:fioan89\/slidewall<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s written in python, that creates Ubuntu-compatible .xml files and also provides a minimal wallpaper changing daemon for gnome 3. 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