Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Changing the Desktop Login and Lock Screen Backgrounds in Gnome using a Simple GUI

Changing the Desktop Login and Lock Screen Backgrounds in Gnome using a Simple GUI


We are happy to present you with a script capable of invoking a simple GUI which lets you easily change your Desktop, Login Screen and Lock Screen backgrounds, the last two of which are not that easily changeable. The script is solely our own developed one. It was my idea initially and Krytarik developed a very nice GUI around it and also improved the script in many aspects.

This post might seem to be lengthy at the first sight but actually all you need to do is copy&paste from here to your Terminal/Text Editor. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to implement and once implemented, hopefully it would serve you nice and also it would save you some time when you get fed up with your backgrounds and want to change them again.


First of all, let's take a look at what you get with this script:
  • A simple file navigation dialog for selecting your desired image.
  • Options to change any one or all three of Desktop, Login Screen and Lock Screen backgrounds.
  • Options to scale your image according to your resolution.
Note: This script doesn't work with Oneiric 11.10 and onwards, for multiple reasons. We are working on adapting it, so please check back later! (11/06/2011)

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