Most GNU/Linux distributions pick default images that are bland, inoffensive, and boring, all of which have their place, but we can do better. This article will look at making your GNU/Linux machine look beautiful. Note: this article only covers KDE.
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Unveiling the winners of the Oxygen contest for wallpapers
With the announcement of the Oxygen Wallpaper Contest in August, we, the Oxygen Team, intended to have the KDE community give the brand new KDE 4 desktop its face - and the response was overwhelming! Artists and KDE enthusiasts submitted around 2000 high quality pictures, most of them being fantastic wallpapers.
Read more »Plasma backgrounds
Whenever the topics of background wallpapers for plasma comes up, 99% of the time first question is: can they be animated?...Yes, background wallpapers can be animated!
Read more »Howto Set Flickr images as Ubuntu desktop wallpaper
Webilder delivers stunning wallpapers to your Linux desktop, directly from Flickr and Webshots. You choose what keywords (tags) to watch for, and photos are automatically downloaded to your computer. Webilder can also change the wallpaper every few minutes.
Read more »Animated Wallpaper with Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu
Animated wallpaper may not be very useful, it just looks sweet. In this how-to I will explain setting up an animated background that works with Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu using a program called XWinWrap.
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