“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” goes the old saying. What looks great to me, might not be very appealing to you.
Most GNU/Linux distributions pick default images that are bland, inoffensive, and boring, all of which have their place, but we can do better. This article will look at making your GNU/Linux machine look beautiful.
Note: this article only covers KDE.
Wallpaper
Screen wallpaper is one of those things we tend not to think about; the screen which gets quickly hidden with the “real” stuff: the web browsers, word processors and other actual applications. Improving it will really improve our computer image.
Wallpaper is a place where we can easily let our digital images shine. Alternatively this is a place where we can raid sources that are normally useless to GNU/Linux users, like some Microsoft Windows or Macintosh oriented websites. When it comes to images all our GNU/Linux machines care about is that we offer a .jpg.
While there are some great Microsoft Windows wallpaper sites, unfortunately some of the “free” image sites require you run Windows software. If a wallpaper website offers just a .jpg image file that look great to you, then grab the image and enjoy. If you find you are asked to download an .exe, or a .com file, then it is time to look elsewhere. Some wallpaper websites by default just show a little thumbnail image, that will look rotten when enlarged to full size, and you may need to hunt a bit for the full size version of the image.
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