Asking because I only recently realized that I’ve been running KDE default wallpapers for over a year without noticing. I’m also debating whether to switch to something more “fun” and aligned to my hobbies
As far as I’m aware, popular OSes/DEs tend to have a healthy selection of high-quality default wallpapers, and some OSes/DEs even have wallpaper “shops”. So I’d like to ask what you all use! If you are using a custom one, love to hear where/why you got it.
If you want to share your custom wallpaper feel free to
Edit: thank you all! I didn’t realize how many of you use solid colors… as well as the number of people who don’t think too much about wallpapers since you don’t look at it often (frankly the same for me). For the ones who shared: thanks a ton. Also fun story: there was a recurring joke on r/Unixporn about anime wallpapers but I guess it is not remotely as popular outside of the ricing community
I was running screenshots I would grab from anime if there was a lingering shot on a nice scene. Had a really nice sky and clouds shot for a while. Phone has had a nice Hiroshi Nagai painting since I got it.
Currently just on one of the Mint defaults since the latest installation. I’ll change it. Eventually.
I use KDE default wallpapers as well, because something keeps switching them as I regularly plug/unplug additional monitors and I don’t bother trobleshooting the issue anymore.
I have a high-key photo of spring cherry blossoms, that I took myself on my SDDM greeter, though.
Used to have my own photo of a wall made of tires as my wallpaper as well.
I use
#222e45. I think that it’s been constant since the 1990s or so.$ convert -size 200x200 "xc:#222e45" example.png
I don’t see it much these days, since I’m using sway, which does tiling window management. There’s almost always something fully covering it now.
Neat! My wallpaper (which is also just a subdued solid color) basically lives in the tiny margins between windows on my system, plus I see the whole thing when I go to a fresh workspace.
I use Wallpaper Engine for animated and interactive wallpapers. They’re fucking awesome!
I didn’t know I needed this until a second ago, but wow do i need this now. Thanks for the tip!
Best thing about the year 2020 onwards is Wallpaper Engine
I have a folder with 598 pictures of stealth aircraft that are cycled through as wallpaper and screen saver.
I think I would make zooming noises everytime I use my computer with that setup
I saw your computer, and all I saw were blank pictures of the sky…
I always use images from the JWST:
https://esawebb.org/images/?sort=-release_date
They’re all gorgeous.
For my phone backgrounds, I use pictures made by Seok98.
GiTS/Jujutsu Kaisen anime girls.
*I’m so surprised how many people use solid colours. Interesting to see other peoples apparent mindset in that regard.
*Should also say I don’t use desktop icons like a dirty pleb >:3 i use ubuntu btw (and idrc if you use icons)
Anyone know if there’s something easy to use like Wallpaper Engine for Linux? Specifically on Bazzite
That hasn’t worked on my desktop in the past, except to crash KDE unfortunately.
I can try again though I guess…
Try this: https://github.com/y4my4my4m/kde-shader-wallpaper
You can get it directly through KDE: Desktop Settings -> “Get New Plugins…” button.
It’s more limited since it’s only shaders, but there’s a lot of shaders out there.
This is bundled into the plugin for example. You can use their shadertoy link for a proper preview, but you need a browser with WebGL enabled:
https://godotshaders.com/shader/balatro-background-shader/
There’s 100 built in and you can add new ones, but it’s not painless for now:
https://github.com/y4my4my4m/kde-shader-wallpaper/blob/master/README_DEV.md
I like black wallpaper. I like to keep the serial number of the machine visible. the wallpaper is black with the serial number.
my phone lock screen includes my imeis, mac address, bluetooth mac, model, and serial no
I’m just quirky like that
How long does it take you to know that number by heart?
/s
my laptop is mp25y316. but that’s also it’s system name.
Solid color: Light-ish dull-ish green. Been using it since I concluded that I didn’t like the Win98 default, and it has carried over to other OSes after that.
Roughly #81e39b
$ convert -size 200x200 "xc:#81e39b" example.png
Yeah, pretty close. I don’t have my PC available so I don’t know exactly, I just picked those values from a color picker website.
Dull grey for me. Exciting, I know.
I use two different pieces of art I made myself for my mobile and desktop devices respectively!
I don’t keep icons on my desktop, so contrast isn’t something I worry about, and I’m a sucker for colors :3At work, all black, because I prefer working in a darkened room and sometimes I need to use the laptop in sunny conditions full of glare. I have no need of any extra light getting blasted at me not directly related to something I’m working on. Also, I get a kick out of the “Why are your other monitors off?” comments. Also, IT tends to clutter my desktop with a bunch of shortcuts with a hodgepodge of icon styles, it’s a lot easier to visually parse these on a black field.
At home, the media server is directly connected to a TV with HDMI and has a desktop environment. My distributions default wallpapers always come in two varieties, colorful or greyscale. The server automatically logs into a restricted user account for family access to Kodi, retro arch, web browsing, etc., which has the colorful wallpaper. If for some reason I need to get into the admin account with a GUI, the desktop wallpaper is grey. It’s like an always-on simplified color coded whoami. Since I almost never interact with this machine except through ssh or the services it hosts, this is the most amount of ricing I’m willing to do.
At work, all black
Not sure that this requires an example, but since I’m doing example images for some other comments, for consistency:
$ convert -size 200x200 "xc:black" example.png
Lol that’s the exact same as voyagers background colour in dark mode.
I almost thought the link was broken.
The next question will be everyone’s Threadiverse client background color.
Ok, but I can also just choose the color directly and not set an image as a wallpaper. I appreciate your effort, but what is the advantage here to tiling a PNG?
I’m not suggesting you use it. I’m putting visible color swatches for people to see in the thread. Black’s pretty straightforward, of course.
I’m not complaining, just thought you knew something that I didn’t. That’s why I asked.
Sure, gotcha. Nah, just showing an example.
It’s also useful when you pick a wallpaper e.g. in your file browser or an image viewer, as opposed to going somewhere else to view the color.
I always use a simple diagonal gradient with the three colours of the bisexual flag. I am bisexual, but it’s mostly because I like the colours. Whenever I get a new device, I generate an appropriately-sized gradient for its screen using GIMP.
The one exception is the background of my Steam Deck in desktop mode, which is the following because I thought it was funny:
Hilarious!
I have an anime girl wallpaper with a pink reddish theme
Patrician taste
Wow, that is a cool praise
I’m stealing it
Chaotic neutral here
I cycle wallpapers from different OSes, but never the one running. Work W11 laptop has the Debian wallpaper now, OpenBSD laptop the Windows 10 backlit glass one, etc
(I do the same with game character names)
