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Wonder to have a dreamscene like Vista on your Linux Desktop? Yes, we could. We may use xwinwrap (uses an xgl), it’s able to replace a desktop background with a movie or screensaver. Download here. But, if you just want to have a wet and splashy desktop, you may use xdesktopwaves.
In this article, I’ll explain about usage of xwinwrap only.
To use xwinwrap just install or compile (if we’ve *.tar.gz) don’t forget to install the dependencies such as mplayer to play a video, and you have an xgl and a “good” video driver, xwinwrap can run with compiz well.
Usage:
xwinwrap [-g] [-ni] [-argb] [-fs] [-s] [-st] [-sp] [-a] [-b] [-nf]
[-fl] [-o OPACITY] — COMMAND ARG1…
-g geometry
-ni no input
-argb argb, Alpha, Red, Green, Blues
-fs fullscreen view
-s sticky, on all workspaces
-st skip taskbar
-sp skip pager
-a above other application
-b below other application
-nf no focus
-o opacity, available value, between 0 and 1
Example xwinwrap commands line to use a video as our dreamscene:
$ xwinwrap -ni -o 0.6 -fs -s -st -sp -b -nf — mplayer -wid WID -quiet your_movie
NB: You may add -nosound line to run a video without sound.
Example xwinwrap commands line to use a screensaver as our dreamscene:
$ xwinwrap -ni -argb -fs -s -st -sp -a -nf — /usr/lib/misc/xscreensaver/glmatrix -root -window-id WID
You may change the screensaver, just change the apporiate screensaver to your installed screen saver on your system.
Thanks and good luck to use a Linux Dreamscene 
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