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Use Wallpaper Clocks, Live Earth Wallpaper In Ubuntu With Slidewall

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8eQxDuYRLQ/UCaVE2dvIJI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/K1zaarfad1I/s1600/slidewall-earth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="slidewall" border="0" height="262" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8eQxDuYRLQ/UCaVE2dvIJI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/K1zaarfad1I/s320/slidewall-earth.png" title="slidewall" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Slidewall is a wallpaper changer</b> that comes with some interesting features: <b>besides allowing you to use all images in a folder as a wallpaper slideshow, the application supports live wallpapers: live earth wallpaper, <a href="http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaperclocks/browse.php">wallpaper clocks</a> and more</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to its PPA description, the application was especially created for Unity, but it should work with GNOME Classic / GNOME Shell too. It's also worth mentioning that Slidewall always starts minimized which is a bit confusing and might make you think it doesn't start - but it does, just look for its icon in the launcher.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Supported live wallpapers:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Live earth wallpaper:</b> using this, Sidewall downloads the sunlight map from www.opentopia.com every 20 minutes and sets it as your wallpaper. Screenshot:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GZA7S6jDl_A/UCaVJc5TQVI/AAAAAAAAJoY/xDSnyoxSBiY/s1600/slidewall-earth-wallpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="earth wallpaper" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GZA7S6jDl_A/UCaVJc5TQVI/AAAAAAAAJoY/xDSnyoxSBiY/s320/slidewall-earth-wallpaper.png" title="earth wallpaper" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Wallpaper Clocks:</b> use various wallpapers with a real-time working clock blended into the wallpaper. By default, Slidewall comes with just a few wallpaper clocks but you can download more from <a href="http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaperclocks/browse.php">HERE</a>. Once you download a wallpaper clock (don't extract the downloaded archive), open Slidewall and on the Slidewall Live Wallpapers tab, click Add and select the downloaded wallpaper clocks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Previously, wallpaper clocks were supported on GNOME through a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2009/11/install-wallpaper-clocks-in-ubuntu.html">screenlet</a>, but the screenlet is buggy and it displays a black background when its updated, for some users.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are a few wallpaper clocks screenshots:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvIB9CTZAp0/UCaVUWWuG6I/AAAAAAAAJog/YZHiw0-HPyg/s1600/slidewall-clock_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvIB9CTZAp0/UCaVUWWuG6I/AAAAAAAAJog/YZHiw0-HPyg/s320/slidewall-clock_1.png" title="wallpaper clocks" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yYBBAW7W4Bg/UCaVWRJeN9I/AAAAAAAAJoo/U4T54fIYT_0/s1600/slidewall-clock_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wallpaper clocks" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yYBBAW7W4Bg/UCaVWRJeN9I/AAAAAAAAJoo/U4T54fIYT_0/s320/slidewall-clock_2.png" title="wallpaper clocks" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CaWcbjeSopI/UCaVX7rg9zI/AAAAAAAAJow/6C7mBjvZmas/s1600/slidewall-clock_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wallpaper clocks" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CaWcbjeSopI/UCaVX7rg9zI/AAAAAAAAJow/6C7mBjvZmas/s320/slidewall-clock_4.png" title="wallpaper clocks" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAAEnXJxUdI/UCaVZGg3GeI/AAAAAAAAJo4/UOgxAmgeY3o/s1600/slidewall-clock_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wallpaper clocks" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAAEnXJxUdI/UCaVZGg3GeI/AAAAAAAAJo4/UOgxAmgeY3o/s320/slidewall-clock_5.png" title="wallpaper clocks" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ymefGz4Hfn4/UCaVaAxbNpI/AAAAAAAAJpA/tb6eCGIoKoo/s1600/slidwall-clock_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wallpaper clocks" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ymefGz4Hfn4/UCaVaAxbNpI/AAAAAAAAJpA/tb6eCGIoKoo/s320/slidwall-clock_3.png" title="wallpaper clocks" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Important: the wallpaper clocks won't show up in Slidewall until you restart the application!</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Wallbase:</b> Slidewall can automatically download wallpapers from Wallbase.cc - either the latest wallpapers or a random wallpaper - and change your wallpaper every 15 minutes.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Slidewall in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>Slidewall is currently available for Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04. Add the PPA using the following commands:</b><br /><br />- for Ubuntu 13.04:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fioan89/slidewall--raring<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre>- for Ubuntu 12.10:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fioan89/slidewall-quantal<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre>- for Ubuntu 12.04:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fioan89/slidewall-precise<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br />And finally, install Slidewall:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install slidewall</code></pre><br />Arch Linux users can install Slidewall via <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=61925">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, get Slidewall via <a href="https://code.launchpad.net/~fioan89/slidewall/quickly_trunk">Launchpad</a>.</b>

Use Wallpaper Clocks, Live Earth Wallpaper In Ubuntu With Slidewall

Slidewall is a wallpaper changer that comes with some interesting features: besides allowing you to use all images in a folder as a wallpap...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eeMt8umwp4A/T-MJqS88muI/AAAAAAAAJJY/jC0wJxFuLjo/s1600/elementary-os-luna-wallpapers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna wallpapers" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eeMt8umwp4A/T-MJqS88muI/AAAAAAAAJJY/jC0wJxFuLjo/s400/elementary-os-luna-wallpapers.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The official elementary OS Luna wallpapers have been <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-wallpapers-officially-revealed">revealed</a> today and you can download them right now. The pack comes with 22 gorgeous hi-resolution wallpapers which you can use to give a fresh look to your computer's desktop.</div><br /><a name='more'></a>Here are a few of the wallpapers included in this pack:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XCnnjqLB9l8/T-MK0pVby2I/AAAAAAAAJJg/fnHuPV5VrQw/s1000/94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XCnnjqLB9l8/T-MK0pVby2I/AAAAAAAAJJg/fnHuPV5VrQw/s320/94.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Du_LIX6aOFk/T-MK2oG3h-I/AAAAAAAAJJo/K5CVbMzA2ag/s1000/Horseshoe+Bend+Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Du_LIX6aOFk/T-MK2oG3h-I/AAAAAAAAJJo/K5CVbMzA2ag/s320/Horseshoe+Bend+Sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HVLiktQSne8/T-MK3xFaFbI/AAAAAAAAJJw/bC6O_gxoxdU/s1000/Lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HVLiktQSne8/T-MK3xFaFbI/AAAAAAAAJJw/bC6O_gxoxdU/s320/Lighthouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qB6a0SVamJQ/T-MK7PcaFTI/AAAAAAAAJKA/NZZZCww6LYg/s1000/morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qB6a0SVamJQ/T-MK7PcaFTI/AAAAAAAAJKA/NZZZCww6LYg/s320/morning.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLI-iBINwZg/T-MLha2QqeI/AAAAAAAAJKI/GHDgd3pB1ew/s1000/173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLI-iBINwZg/T-MLha2QqeI/AAAAAAAAJKI/GHDgd3pB1ew/s320/173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Not all the wallpapers are new: some (Cold Evening, Leaves, Starry River, The Coast and Water Lily) were also available in Jupiter and they have been included "<i>to make sure we kept some familiarity in the mix</i>", says the elementary OS <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-wallpapers-officially-revealed">blog post</a>.</div><br /><a href="https://launchpad.net/elementaryos/0.2-luna/luna-wallpapers/+download/luna-wallpapers.tar.gz">Download elementary OS Luna wallpapers</a> (50.1 MB)

Download The Official elementary OS Luna Wallpapers

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