set an image as desktop wallpaper on I3

enr_sal · Post by **enr_sal** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:05 am

Hello, how do i set a image as desktop wallpaper on i3wm? what do i have to write in the .config file?

(Mint Ulyana)

absque fenestris · Post by **absque fenestris** » Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:34 pm

tuxoneseven · Post by **tuxoneseven** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:30 pm

I used a terminal program for that. Then I added the command to i3 config.
Its called feh and nitrogen is another option.

feh --bg-fill /home/foo/image.png

If you want it in i3 config

exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale /path/to/image`

For a random wallpaper

feh --randomize --bg-fill ~/Pictures/*

For nitrogen

exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore

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