Review "Gnome Live Wallpaper" version 1

Review of "Gnome Live Wallpaper" version 1

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Gnome Live Wallpaper

by Achu

Transform your static workspace into a dynamic experience. A simple, resource-friendly solution for running live wallpapers natively on GNOME with full GPU acceleration and a modern, user-friendly UI. To run this extension, please ensure you have mpv and ffmpeg installed: Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt update && sudo apt install mpv ffmpeg Fedora: sudo dnf install mpv ffmpeg Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S mpv ffmpeg openSUSE: sudo zypper in mpv ffmpeg

Extension Homepage: https://github.com/achu94/gnome-wallpaper-engine

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Shexli (experimental) warning 2

Shexli found 2 issues that may need reviewer attention.

EGO-P-006 warning

unnecessary build and translation artifacts should not be shipped

Compiled GSettings schemas should not be shipped for 45+ packages.

Don't include unnecessary files

schemas/gschemas.compiled
```
schemas/gschemas.compiled
```

EGO-L-004 warning

main loop sources should be removed in disable()

Main loop sources assigned in `enable()` are missing matching removals in `disable()` or its helper methods.

Remove main loop sources

extension.js:88

GLib.timeout_add(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 200, findWindow)

extension.js:92

GLib.timeout_add(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 500, findWindow)

All Versions

Version	Status
1.2.1 (8)	Active
1.2.0 (7)	Active
6	Rejected
5	Rejected
4	Rejected
3	Rejected
2	Rejected
1	Inactive

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fmuellner active May 2, 2026