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Quick installation of wallpaper:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: wallpaper
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install wallpaper
Package Details | |
| Package: | wallpaper |
| Version: | 0.1-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu MOTU Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | Find images which can be used as wallpapers This script tests if an image is usable as a desktop wallpaper. A list of image types and a minimum and a maximum width and aspect ratio can be specified. If a file passes all the tests, it is returned to stdout. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/graphics |
How to install wallpaper on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If wallpaper is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L wallpaper' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L wallpaper Package `wallpaper' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing wallpaper:
After system update use the following command to install wallpaper:
sudo apt-get install wallpaper
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove wallpaper from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the wallpaper from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the wallpaper following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove wallpaper
Following command is used to remove the wallpaper package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove wallpaper
This will remove wallpaper and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing wallpaper with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge wallpaper
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove wallpaper
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with wallpaper package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
