Ubuntu – How to easily resize a wallpaper for the screen

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I like to use wallpapers from Interfacelift but not all the wallpapers are my screen's resolution and I was wondering what the best/easiest method would be to resize them to fit.

I tried installing the nautilus resize extension but it never showed up. I've heard a bit about Phatch, but that it was no longer being developed.

Best Answer

1. Use the Nautilus Image Converter extension

Note: You must logout/login after installing any Nautilus extensions for them to work!

Install nautilus-image-converter from the Software Center:
Logout and login. Then open the folder where you saved the image, and right-click on it. Then click on Resize Image...:
You can set a custom size as shown. "In Place" will resize the existing file, while "Append" will save a new version:

2. If available, the easiest option is to download the right size in the first place.

InterfaceLift, the site you prefer, has LOTS of options for download sizes, which almost surely includes your screen size. If you select the right size when downloading, that's the easiest method:

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Related Solutions

Ubuntu – How to easily resize images via command-line

You want simple?

Run sudo apt-get install nautilus-image-converter, or click nautilus-image-converter .

It adds two context menu items in nautlius so you can right click and choose "Resize Image". (The other is "Rotate Image").

You can do a whole directory of images in one go if you like and you don't even have to open up an application to do so.

You need to restart your nautilus to see new context menus, run nautilus -q and then click the Home folder icon to reload nautilus with the new plug-in.

Ubuntu – How To Set Default Wallpaper As Login Screen Wallpaper [Automatically]

Try Ubuntu Tweaks. To install, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/next
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

Another way of doing it, is right click on the desktop, and click Change Desktop Background. enter image description here Click the + sign Browse, and choose the image, and click open The desktop background has changed with the new image This is the login screen, with the new image applied.