More posts about “wallpapers”

A Simple Way to Fake Blurred Windows on GNOME

The 2 Wallpapers GNOME extension changes wallpaper when apps open, letting you fake blurred window look in apps that support transparency – clever!

8 December 2025

Dull Desktop? Install ‘Picture of the Day’ App on Ubuntu

Ubuntu users can enjoy a fresh new desktop wallpaper each and every day with this new app, which sources backgrounds from Bing, Wikimedia, and NASA.

3 April 2025
Oriole or Bullfinch?

Ubuntu? That’s a Bullfinch, Not an Oriole

Here’s something lighthearted for you—unless you’re pedantic about ornithology, in which case you won’t be so chirpy: it seems a Bullfinch found its way into Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’. Did someone leave a window open?! […]

20 November 2024

Ubuntu 23.10 Adds Development Wallpaper (Sunglasses Req)

A new temporary wallpaper is being introduced in Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur”, which is currently under active development The aim of the background is to make it “more obvious when testing the mantic daily that […]

23 August 2023

Want More Wallpapers in Ubuntu? Install GNOME Backgrounds

Wallpapers – you know I love ’em. Ubuntu 23.04 comes with a small selection of (largely lobster themed) wallpapers out of the box. The choice isn’t vast or varied so you may find yourself looking […]

4 May 2023

‘Damask’ is a New Wallpaper App for Linux Desktops

Want fresh wallpapers, daily? Try Damask for Linux, recently added to Flathub. This GTK app can set daily background from Bing, NASA, Unsplash, & Wallhaven.

22 January 2023
Ubuntu 22.10 default wallpaper

Ubuntu 22.10’s New Wallpaper is an Absolute Knock-Out

It's the part of the release cycle where we (maybe just me) get excited by wallpaper, as the default background to ship in Ubuntu 22.10 is finally revealed.

22 September 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 Won’t Skimp on Wallpapers After All

Behold, 417 words on why Ubuntu being miserly with desktop backgrounds doesn't do it any favours, hence why I'm happy to hear it's changed its mind.

23 March 2022

Your First Look at Ubuntu 22.04’s Default Wallpaper

It's that time in the release cycle when Ubuntu's new default wallpaper is revealed! Check out the background that millions of users will see this April.

17 March 2022

GNOME Mulls ‘Cleanup’ of Background Settings in Pursuit of New Features

GNOME devs plan a 'big cleanup' of code related to background wallpaper handling in GNOME Shell, which would result in the removal of several features.

17 January 2022
KDE Plasma 5.21 with the new Milky Way Wallpaper

New Wallpaper for KDE Plasma 5.21 Revealed

KDE developers reveal the new desktop wallpaper that will ship in KDE Plasma 5.21 this spring. The background is called "Milky Way" and looks like this…

5 January 2021
GNOME 3.34 wallpaper picker dialog

GNOME 3.34 Revamps the Wallpaper Picker (And Fixes a Longstanding Issue Too)

The upcoming release of GNOME 3.34 will finally solve a long standing deficiency in the desktop’s background wallpaper management. Now, I’ve written about various quirks in GNOME wallpaper handling before, but it’s the lack of […]

26 May 2019