Based on our record, Conky should be more popular than Variety Wallpaper Changer. It has been mentiond 42 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Maybe put something like echo $(($(date -d 24-Dec +%j) - $(date +%j))) days into your bashrc. Conky should be able to display it nicely on the desktop. Source: 10 months ago
What I could go for is something like Conky (https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky). Source: 11 months ago
Funny meme btw. Personally, I use xorg with 3 displays. Fortunately, the resolution is same on all screens (full HD). I use Komorebi for live wallpapers and conky for sidebar. It works flawlessly. Source: 11 months ago
If you are using Wayland, then you may want to do some searches related to "wayland conky transparency" and see what results. Also, if you are using wayland, you will want to be sure you are using the latest possible version of conky, as close to 1.18.x or 1.19.2 as possible, as wayland support is a relatively new addition to conky. If you are on the latest or a late version and are also using the wayland video... Source: 12 months ago
Conky is the best.... you can set whatever info you like and display the info in many style..... Source: 12 months ago
This is why I found variety which does the exact same thing though it also has some config options and the option to get different images from online sources. Source: over 1 year ago
There's a similar native Linux program called Variety that is likely easier to set up and use. Source: over 1 year ago
Theres also numerous Gnome extensions for Wallpapers, and I have been using this http://peterlevi.com/variety. Source: over 1 year ago
I really like Variety: https://peterlevi.com/variety/ (I don't think you can grab animated wallpaper, but maybe you can). I actually use it to grab images from r/SkyPorn, r/EarthPorn, r/waterporn, r/DessertPorn & r/EarthPorn. Source: almost 2 years ago
Pfff... Or you can just use Variety and eliminate the need to even download new wallpapers altogether. 🙄. Source: almost 2 years ago
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