How to download wallpapers to the Linux desktop with Wallpaper Downloader
Wallpaper Downloader is a slick Linux wallpaper downloader and manager. It supports most Linux desktop environments and is very easy to use. This guide will show you how to download wallpapers to the Linux desktop with Wallpaper Downloader.
Installing Wallpaper Downloader on Linux
The Wallpaper Downloader application must be installed on Linux before reviewing how to use it. There are several ways to install Wallpaper Downloader, including the Arch AUR, Snap package, Flatpak, and a universal Java JAR file. This guide will cover all methods.
To start the installation of Wallpaper Downloader on your Linux PC, you must open up a terminal window. To launch a terminal window on the Linux desktop, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
The installation can begin with the terminal window open and ready to use. Set up Wallpaper Downloader on your Linux PC by following the instructions below that correspond with the Linux OS you use.
Arch Linux
A Wallpaper Downloader AUR package is available for Arch (and Manjaro) users to install. To set it up, you must first install the Trizen AUR helper. This tool makes setting up AUR apps much faster.
To install Trizen, enter the pacman -S command, the git clone command, the cd command, and the makepkg command.
sudo pacman -S git base-devel git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/trizen.git cd trizen/ makepkg -sri
With the Trizen application installed and ready to use, you can install the Wallpaper Downloader application using the trizen -S command.
trizen -S wallpaperdownloader
Snap package
A Snap package version of the Wallpaper Downloader application is available for installation. So, if you prefer to install Wallpaper Downloader from the snap store, here’s how to get it working.
First, you’ll have to enable the Snap package runtime. You can do that by following our guide. Once the Snap runtime is enabled, enter the snap install command below.
sudo snap install wallpaperdownloader
Flatpak
Wallpaper Downloader is available for download and installation as a Flatpak package. If you’re a Flatpak fan, here’s how to get it working. First, enable the Flatpak runtime by following our guide. Then, use the two flatpak commands below to install Wallpaper Downloader on your computer.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub es.estoes.wallpaperDownloader
Java JAR
If you don’t like Snap packages, Flatpaks, or the AUR, you’ll need to install Wallpaper Downloader with Java. Then, you’ll have to install the Java Runtime Environment on your Linux PC to start the Jar file.
After setting up Java on Linux, you can run Wallpaper Downloader on your computer with the two commands below.
wget https://bitbucket.org/eloy_garcia_pca/wallpaperdownloader/raw/38d7300bbd7ba13892da10411a5d004c717a7968/wallpaperdownloader.jar
java -jar wallpaperdownloader.jar
How to download wallpapers to the Linux desktop with Wallpaper Downloader
To use Wallpaper Downloader on Linux, launch the app. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: Find the “Keywords” text box and click on the pencil button to open it for editing. Then, add keywords you wish to add for Wallpaper Downloader to look for.
Step 2: Find the “Avoid” text box after entering your keywords. Type in keywords you wish to avoid. Alternatively, if you want not to prevent anything, leave it blank.
Step 3: Locate the checkboxes beneath the “Download policy” area. These checkboxes are wallpaper providers. Providers include Wallhaven.cc, DeviantArt, Bing daily wallpaper, Social Wallpapering, WallpaperFusion, DualMonitorBackgrounds, and Unsplash.
Select all boxes for wallpaper providers you wish to use with the Wallpaper Downloader application.
Step 4: Find the “play” button next to the keywords box and click it to start the downloading process (if it is not already selected.) Once the “Play” button is selected, click on the “Wallpapers” tab.
Step 5: In the “Wallpapers” tab, you will see downloaded wallpapers in this area. Select your downloaded wallpaper, and click on the monitor icon. Selecting this icon will apply the chosen wallpaper to your Linux desktop environment.
Deleting wallpapers
Wallpaper Downloader is pretty good, but sometimes it downloads wallpapers you may not want to use. So here’s how you can delete them. First, select the “Wallpapers” tab in the Wallpaper Downloader application.
After selecting the “Wallpaper” tab in Wallpaper Downloader, choose the wallpaper you wish to delete with the mouse. Once the wallpaper is set with the mouse, click on the trash can icon. Selecting this icon will delete the wallpaper from Wallpaper Downloader.
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