How To Install xwallpaper on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

2 minutes • 375 words

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwallpaper on Ubuntu.

What is `xwallpaper`

xwallpaper is:

The xwallpaper utility allows you to set image files as your X wallpaper. JPEG, PNG, and XPM file formats are supported, all of them being configurable and therefore no fixed dependencies.

The wallpaper is also advertised to programs which support semi-transparent backgrounds.

There are three methods to install xwallpaper on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xwallpaper Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xwallpaper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xwallpaper

Install xwallpaper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xwallpaper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xwallpaper

Install xwallpaper Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xwallpaper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xwallpaper

How To Uninstall xwallpaper on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xwallpaper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xwallpaper

Uninstall xwallpaper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xwallpaper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwallpaper

Remove xwallpaper Configurations and Data

To remove xwallpaper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xwallpaper

Remove xwallpaper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xwallpaper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwallpaper

Dependencies

xwallpaper have the following dependencies:

References

xwallpaper website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwallpaper package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.