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==Creating the list of images==<br />
1. Right-click on your desktop. <br /><br />
2. Select Desktop settings. <br /><br />
3. Make sure that the Allow Xfce to manage the desktop and Show Image boxes are checked (they are by default). <br /><br />
4. Click then on New list. <br /><br />
5. Add the image files by clicking on the + <br /><br />
6. Once you are done, save the list. <br /><br />
7. You are back in the previous screen and your newly created list should be selected in the File input box. <br /><br />
8. Then close that interface.<br />
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==Creating the cron file for the wallpaper changer functionality==<br />
1. Open a terminal. <br /><br />
2. As root type:<br />
gpasswd -a username crontab<br />
{{Note|This command adds the user to the crontab group because in sabayon by default users are not apart of this group}}<br />
3. Log out and then back on. <br /><br />
4. Next type: <br />
crontab -e<br />
5. Paste :<br />
0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * killall -USR1 xfdesktop<br />
6. Then save file. <br /><br />
7. Next type:<br />
crontab -l<br />
8. And everything should be working and your background should change every 5 minutes.:)<br />
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==Removing The Cron Job==<br />
1. If you ever feel the need to remove this feature and go back to a single desktop image simple go to terminal and as root type:<br />
crontab -r<br />
2. Right-click on your desktop. <br /><br />
3. Select Desktop settings. <br /><br />
4. Click the folder icon to the right of File. <br /><br />
5. Now point to the desktop image you would like.<br />
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==Credit For This HOWTO==<br />
This is a modification of a howto from<br />
http://www.howtoforge.com/xfce_desktop_background_wallpaper_changer<br />
just made some changes to work better with sabayon.<br />
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