Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a fast and lightweight (GTK2) desktop background browser and setter for X Window.

Installation

Install the nitrogen package.

Usage

Run nitrogen --help for full details. The following examples will get you started:

Setting wallpaper

To view and set the desired wallpaper from a specific directory recursively, run:

$ nitrogen /path/to/image/directory/

To view and set the desired wallpaper from a specific directory non-recursively, run:

$ nitrogen --no-recurse /path/to/image/directory/

Restoring wallpaper

To restore the chosen wallpaper during subsequent sessions, autostart the following command:

$ nitrogen --restore &

Troubleshooting

Freeze with dual monitors

Remove the current nitrogen configuration:

$ rm -r ~/.config/nitrogen/
gollark: CNAMEs aren't allowed at helloboi.tk itself due to weird standards.
gollark: Well, I hope not. As I said, I *can* automatically update the A(AAA) DNS records in a dynamic-DNS-y way.
gollark: Do YOU want flaminghexahedron.osmarks.net?
gollark: I am! I am creating 14719824618264184682461986419846194812849012471985279126589127520958-15812095127519250 generosity units per second.
gollark: It is in fact good, regardless of wrong sinthorionic propaganda.
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