Set a Screensaver as your alive Desktop Wallpaper in ubuntu
Posted Under: General
If you’re using gnome desktop environment in your ubuntu,there’s an interesting thing that you can make your desktop wallpaper alive by setting a screensaver as the desktop wallpaper.
Open a terminal emulator and type the command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop false
It sets the /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop setting to false,and nautilus is no longer drawing the desktop.
Now,launch a screensaver as desktop wallpaper by this command:
/usr/lib/xscreensaver/screensaver_name_here -root
Following command lists a number of screensavers provided by the xscreensaver-data package,and you can choose one and use above command:
ls /usr/lib/xscreensaver
If you want this functionality when login,go toSystem->Preferences->Startup applications.
Click on Add,and type this command in command area.
/usr/lib/xscreensaver/screensaver_name_here -root
If you want to turn this functionality back,uncheck this application in Startup applications,and run this command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop true && nautilus
Log out and back in.
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Reader Comments
i’ve tried this with xwinwrap…
but i failed if i turn my compiz decorator on. the screensaver cover all the desktop and windows..
i hope your tutorial work..
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in the 2nd comment is there a need of tht -root?
i asked this bcos iam new to ubuntu!
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hi i tried the command but nothing happens to my screen im running compiz at the moment and i anabled the wallpaper on the four desktop but. i failed what am i doing wrong? how do i get the glmatrix to work on an hp530 laptop.
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i followed your guide and what I got is a screensaver that stops moving when I start moving and then all my windows burn their image in place and nothing goes away. Its a mess. Any ideas ubuntu 11.04 narwhale.
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