How to Automatically Have Wallpaper Change on Ubuntu

Part 1 of 3:

Updating Your System

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    Open the Terminal. First press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to enter the Terminal.
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    Type in the update command. Type in: do-release-upgrade -c- If you get a message that says, "No new release found", skip to the next section.
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    Update. If you have a new version to install, close all windows except from Terminal and type in: sudo do-release-upgrade.
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    Let your computer update. Leave your computer be; it will reboot a couple of times but don't press or do anything while it updates. Also remember to plug in your charger if you are on a laptop!
Part 2 of 3:

Downloading Wallch

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    Go to the dash. Press your Windows key on your keyboard or go to your dash.
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    Open the software centre. Type in Ubuntu and click on Ubuntu Software Centre.
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    Find Wallch. When the market has finished loading, click on the top right corner and type in wallch.
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    Installing Wallch. Click on the first option (the only one) and click on install. You may need to enter your password to verify.
Part 3 of 3:

Adjusting Your Settings

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    Opening Wallch. Open up Wallch from your left hand side panel.
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    Finding your wallpapers. Click on browse and find your picture folder where you are storing your wallpapers.
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    Customize your preferences. You can adjust the intervals between each wallpaper change.
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    Start Wallch. Press start and your wallpaper should start changing.
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