Desktop background from another Linux OS.

alex radsky at ncia.net
Tue Dec 13 16:30:16 UTC 2005


roach wrote:
> On Monday 12 December 2005 19:17, alex wrote:
> <...>
> 
>>This Lycoris is too old and won't install on my newer computer but I
>>still have the CD.  Is it legal to get only this desktop background
>>scene from the Lycoris install CD to install in ubuntu and if so, is it
>>possible and how might it be done?
> 
> 
> http://www.linuxos.sk/index2.php?id=wallpapers4
> 
> http://www.linuxos.sk/downloads/wallpapers/winter trees.jpg

These,(and several others), have some nice scenes but not the specific 
one I'm looking for.
> 
> On my Lycoris CD it's in:
> 
> /media/cd/rl/install/RPMS/kdeconfig-1.2-138rl.noarch.rpm

On my Lycoris CD, the closest I can find to your example is:

    rl/install/RPMS/kdeconfig-1.1g-46rl.noarch.rpm

> To get it out:

> alien -t kdeconfig-1.2-138rl.noarch.rpm
> 
   I tried :

    alien -t kdeconfig-1.1g-46rl.noarch.rpm

         no success
> 
> 
> It's at:
> 
> /opt/kde2/share/wallpapers/winter trees.jpg
I'm not sure of where this is.
Are we talking about ubuntu?  /opt is empty in
mine --I don't have kde2 installed in my ubuntu.

> 
> Images normally inherent the permissions of their package, unless stated 
> otherwise. I've found no such statement - enjoy. :-)
> 
> Now if only I could find a copy of Knoppix 3.1's wallpaper. :-(

Sorry, the best I can do is 3.2.
> 
> All the best.
> 
Thanks, same 2U    alex




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