BingWall brings Bing’s wallpaper of the day to a GNOME desktop. Its gallery lets you browse saved images, then apply the image you choose without maintaining a custom script.
Check whether BingWall fits your desktop
BingWall’s upstream project describes a GNOME desktop app that uses GNOME gsettings to apply a background, which makes GNOME Shell, Cinnamon, and Budgie the supported starting point.
If you use KDE Plasma, XFCE, MATE, a tiling window manager, or another desktop that does not use GNOME’s background settings, choose a wallpaper tool that supports your desktop environment. Installing BingWall does not add wallpaper integration where the desktop does not provide the required GNOME settings interface.
Install BingWall from the Snap Store
The Snap Store publishes BingWall as the bing-wall package and gives this installation command. Your distribution needs snapd before Snap can install the package.
sudo snap install bing-wall
Open BingWall from your application launcher after installation. The app provides a gallery of Bing images, a download option for images you want to retain, country selection, an optional information watermark, and a startup setting for the wallpaper of the day.
Install Snap support first when needed
Ubuntu systems commonly include Snap support, while other distributions may require a separate snapd installation. Follow your distribution’s current Snap setup instructions instead of adding an unrelated personal package archive.
Linux Mint users should make this decision deliberately. Mint blocks automatic snapd installation by default, so enabling Snap changes the package source available to your system. If you do not want Snap on that installation, BingWall’s Snap route is not the right fit.
Set today’s Bing image from the terminal
BingWall also exposes a command-line mode for applying the wallpaper of the day. Use it after the app is installed and only on a supported GNOME-based session.
bing-wall --set
The command applies the current image through the same desktop integration the app uses. It is useful when you prefer an explicit command, but it does not create a timer or guarantee a wallpaper change every day by itself.
Use the app for browsing and startup changes
Launch BingWall, choose the Bing region you want, then select an image in the gallery and use the wallpaper control to apply it. Enable the startup option only if you want the app to set the wallpaper when you sign in.
The startup option runs at login. If your computer stays suspended for several days, it does not replace a scheduler that fetches a fresh image on a fixed daily interval.
What BingWall downloads and where the boundary sits
BingWall fetches images offered through Bing’s wallpaper service and can save selected downloads to a location you choose. Treat those images as network content: review the app’s permissions and your storage location before enabling automatic downloads.
The application is a wallpaper client, not a desktop-agnostic automation layer. The practical decision is simple: use BingWall when you have a GNOME-based desktop and want its gallery and controls, or select a tool built for your desktop environment when background changes use a different settings system.
Sources
- BingWall on the Snap Store documents the package name, supported install command, stable channel, and command-line mode.
- BingWall’s upstream repository documents the GNOME focus, features, and gsettings integration.
- Snapcraft’s snapd installation documentation covers distribution-specific Snap setup.