EEE Wallpaper changing steps

[dvandom]

I decided to stick my lessons learned from last night into a single file. It's probably simpler than I make it out to be, I just don't understand enough programming to know which steps can be winnowed out without breaking things.

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[foomf.livejournal.com]

Depends on which shell you're using.

If you really want to use the same wallpaper for all of your tabs, instead of a different, themely one per tab, the following can make it simpler:

replace
sudo cp NAME.jpg accessibility_NAME_wallpaper.jpg
sudo cp NAME.jpg business_NAME_wallpaper.jpg
sudo cp NAME.jpg home_NAME_wallpaper.jpg
sudo cp NAME.jpg student_NAME_wallpaper.jpg
sudo cp NAME.jpg NAME_wallpaper.jpg
with
sudo cp NAME.jpg NAME_wallpaper.jpg
for x in accessibility business home student
do
sudo ln NAME_wallpaper.jpg ${x}_NAME_wallpaper.jpg
done

This will make a single file that shows up everywhere. If you change the contents of the file with GIMP or write over it, all the files will change.

Otherwise, that's pretty much what you'll have to do. I don't know the kwrite editor so I can't tell you how to globally search and replace identical strings to get the new ones with that editor, but it's probably simple.

[grant-p.livejournal.com]

Interesting, the EEE uses the same sudo command structure as my Ubuntu boxes, is it a Debian base too?

You can possibly go in as superuser by sudo su if it follows the same pattern, though I haven't ever had to do it myself.

And I'm surprised there isn't just a 'make wallpaper' button somewhere. But then, I've been spoiled by GNOME, so for the sake of Linux geeks, I'm 'impure'.