Install Bing Wallpaper Changer in Ubuntu

Are you tired of Linux desktop backgrounds and want to set a beautiful wallpaper, but don’t know where to find it? Don't worry, we are here to help you.

We all know Bing search engine, but few people use it due to some reasons, everyone likes Bing website background wallpaper, which is very beautiful and amazing high resolution images.

If you want to use these pictures as your desktop wallpaper, you can download it manually, but it is difficult to download a new picture every day and then set it as wallpaper. This is where the automatic wallpaper changes.

Bing Desktop Wallpaper Changer automatically downloads and changes the desktop wallpaper to the Bing photo of the day. All wallpapers are stored in /home/[user]/Pictures/BingWallpapers/.

Method 1: Using Utkarsh Gupta Shell Script

This small Python script automatically downloads and changes the desktop wallpaper to the Bing photo of the day. This script runs automatically when the machine starts and works in Gnome or Cinnamon environments on GNU/Linux. It requires no manual work, the installer does everything for you.

Starting with version 2.0+, the script's installer works like a normal Linux binary command, requesting sudo permissions for certain tasks.

Simply clone the repository and change to the project directory, then run the shell script to install Bing Desktop Wallpaper Changer.

$ https://github.com/UtkarshGpta/bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer/archive/master.zip
$ unzip master
$ cd bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer-master

Run installer.sh Use the --install option to install the Bing desktop wallpaper changer. It will download and set up Bing Photos for your Linux desktop.

$ ./installer.sh --install

Bing-Desktop-Wallpaper-Changer
BDWC Installer v3_beta2

GitHub: 
Contributors: 
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[sudo] password for daygeek: ******
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Where do you want to install Bing-Desktop-Wallpaper-Changer?
   Entering 'opt' or leaving input blank will install in /opt/bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer
   Entering 'home' will install in /home/daygeek/bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer
  Install Bing-Desktop-Wallpaper-Changer in (opt/home)? :Press Enter

Should we create bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer symlink to /usr/bin/bingwallpaper so you could easily execute it?
  Create symlink for easy execution, e.g. in Terminal (y/n)? : y

Should bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer needs to autostart when you log in? (Add in Startup Application)
  Add in Startup Application (y/n)? : y
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Executing bing-desktop-wallpaper-changer...


Finished!!

To uninstall this script:

$ ./installer.sh --uninstall

Use the help page to learn more about the options for this script.

$ ./installer.sh --help

Method 2: Use GNOME Shell extension

This lightweight GNOME shell extension[2] can change your wallpaper to a Microsoft Bing wallpaper every day. It also displays a notification with the image title and explanation.

This extension is largely based on Elinvention's NASA APOD extension, which was inspired by Utkarsh Gupta's Bing Desktop WallpaperChanger.

Features

• Get the Bing wallpaper of the day and set it as lock screen and desktop wallpaper (both are user selectable)
• You can force the selection of a specific area (i.e. region)
• Automatically select the highest resolution (and most suitable wallpaper) for multiple monitors
• You can choose to clean the wallpaper directory after 1 to 7 days (delete the oldest)
• Will only attempt to download wallpapers if they have been updated
• Updates are not done continuously - only once a day and once on startup (updates happen when Bing updates)

how to install

Visit the extenisons.gnome.org[3] website and drag the toggle button to "ON", then click the "Install" button to install the Bing Wallpapers GNOME extension. (LCTT translation annotation: There is no ON button found on the page, but there is a Download button)

After you install the Bing Wallpaper GNOME extension, it will automatically download and set the Bing photo of the day for your Linux desktop and display a notification about the wallpaper.

The tray indicator will help you perform few operations and also open settings.

Customize settings according to your requirements.

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