What is this?

I want to have animated wallpaper on Gnome3, but there is no official support and I didn't find a good solution. Komorebi can create a dynamic desktop using a video but its functionality is bloated to me, so I recreate some of its core function into this small utility.

Usage

animated-wallpaper [FILE]

Play and loop the video FILE on your desktop.

Note

• Will increase your CPU usage and lower your battery life

Build && Install

For Nix Users

nix-env -i -f https://github.com/Ninlives/animated-wallpaper/archive/master.tar.gz

Others

These instructions should work but I didn't test it, tell me if you encounter any problems.

Requirements

• cmake
• vala
• pkgconfig
• gtk3
• clutter
• clutter-gtk
• clutter-gst
• gst-libav

Instructions

git clone https://github.com/Ninlives/animated-wallpaper
cd animated-wallpaper
cmake . && make && make install