Comments on: One user’s guide to automagically changing wallpaper in Linux. http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/ Free your inner geek Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ArsGeek - Free your inner geek » Using Webilder to display flickr photos as your Ubuntu/Debian desktop wallpaper http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2408 ArsGeek - Free your inner geek » Using Webilder to display flickr photos as your Ubuntu/Debian desktop wallpaper Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:16:56 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-2408 [...] I don’t get a ton of photos from Flickr so this applet has a limited use for me but after testing a bit it certainly works well.  If you’re looking for another way to change desktops based on images you have in a directory see my previous article. This entry is filed under Linux, Ubuntu, ArsGeek. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...] [...] I don’t get a ton of photos from Flickr so this applet has a limited use for me but after testing a bit it certainly works well.  If you’re looking for another way to change desktops based on images you have in a directory see my previous article. This entry is filed under Linux, Ubuntu, ArsGeek. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...]

]]> By: Thor http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Thor Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:58:23 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-750 I had similar problems. I found I had to install the gtk+2.0 development libraries, and possible the glib development libraries as well. I installed Ubuntu off the live CD, and these did not go in by default (course, neither did gcc, make, or bin-utils) I had similar problems. I found I had to install the gtk+2.0 development libraries, and possible the glib development libraries as well. I installed Ubuntu off the live CD, and these did not go in by default (course, neither did gcc, make, or bin-utils)

]]> By: ~ Reza begaya ~ http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-213 ~ Reza begaya ~ Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:15:38 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-213 [...] The first bit we’ll look at is Desktop Background Preferences. Here’s where you can choose what image you’d like to display as your background. Simply save an image to your computer and then use this utility to browse down to it. Of course, if you’re like me and find that having your background change between many choices when you’d like it too, you can look at this article. [...] [...] The first bit we’ll look at is Desktop Background Preferences. Here’s where you can choose what image you’d like to display as your background. Simply save an image to your computer and then use this utility to browse down to it. Of course, if you’re like me and find that having your background change between many choices when you’d like it too, you can look at this article. [...]

]]> By: ArsGeek :: Ubuntu Basics – Wallpaper, Fonts and Themes http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-206 ArsGeek :: Ubuntu Basics – Wallpaper, Fonts and Themes Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:23:38 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-206 [...] The first bit we’ll look at is Desktop Background Preferences. Here’s where you can choose what image you’d like to display as your background. Simply save an image to your computer and then use this utility to browse down to it. Of course, if you’re like me and find that having your background change between many choices when you’d like it too, you can look at this article. [...] [...] The first bit we’ll look at is Desktop Background Preferences. Here’s where you can choose what image you’d like to display as your background. Simply save an image to your computer and then use this utility to browse down to it. Of course, if you’re like me and find that having your background change between many choices when you’d like it too, you can look at this article. [...]

]]> By: kuriharu http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-163 kuriharu Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:12:12 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-163 I'll try -- it basically errors out as soon as I run make. It's a long list. I will do that, tho' and send it along. Thanks for looking it over. I’ll try — it basically errors out as soon as I run make. It’s a long list. I will do that, tho’ and send it along. Thanks for looking it over.

]]> By: arsgeek http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-158 arsgeek Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-158 Feel free to send me the complete error list you're getting (email's on the upper left there, where it says "Mail Arsgeek") and I'll take a look. geek out. Feel free to send me the complete error list you’re getting (email’s on the upper left there, where it says “Mail Arsgeek”) and I’ll take a look.

geek out.

]]> By: kuriharu http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-157 kuriharu Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:43:39 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-157 Thanks for the reply. I do have gcc installed and make, etc. I tried to look in the Makefile but I can't find what else I need. Thanks for the reply. I do have gcc installed and make, etc. I tried to look in the Makefile but I can’t find what else I need.

]]> By: arsgeek http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-148 arsgeek Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:44:02 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-148 Sorry to hear that this won't make for you. It worked for me out of the box (as you can see from the screen shots). Do you have gcc installed? Try that, if it works I'll edit the howto. geek out Sorry to hear that this won’t make for you. It worked for me out of the box (as you can see from the screen shots).

Do you have gcc installed? Try that, if it works I’ll edit the howto.

geek out

]]> By: kuriharu http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/08/22/one-users-guide-to-automagically-changing-wallpaper-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-147 kuriharu Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:53:02 +0000 http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=473#comment-147 It doesn't work! The tarball gives off hundreds of errors and won't make. I hate reading something that sounds so cool that doesn't work. And I'm running Dapper Drake, too. Better luck on your next article. This one gets a thumbs down. It doesn’t work! The tarball gives off hundreds of errors and won’t make. I hate reading something that sounds so cool that doesn’t work. And I’m running Dapper Drake, too.

Better luck on your next article. This one gets a thumbs down.

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