If you found a 3D screensaver that you like, won’t it be nice if you can set it as your wallpaper?
The screenshots above show my desktop where I set the xscreensaver EndGame as my desktop.
Requirement:
- Gnome desktop
- xscreensaver
Here is how you can do it:
In your terminal:
gconftool-2 –type bool –set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop false
This will stop the Nautilus from drawing your desktop.
/usr/lib/xscreensaver/endgame -root
Your screen will now show the endgame screensaver. To resume back to your original desktop:
gconftool-2 -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop -t bool true && nautilus
Damien Oh started writing tech articles since 2007 and has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry. He is proficient in Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iOS, and worked as a part time WordPress Developer. He is currently the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Make Tech Easier.
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Looks cool, but you might want to point out that the user’s desktop icons will no longer be drawn. I did notice that there were no icons visible in the screen shots, but that could have been because you deleted them all.