linux-wallpaperengine/docs/Knowledges/Beginner/Q&A/How to install - Wallpape Engine.md

Buy and install: Wallpaper Engine

You must own and install Wallpaper Engine via Steam.

Install the Wallpaper Engine, this provides the required assets used by many backgrounds.

1. Install Steam

You can choose in your environment:

• From official Steampowered:
  1. You can download steam in here: https://store.steampowered.com/about/
  2. If you ended download, install the package
• Debian & Ubuntu
  1. You can install in one step command: sudo apt install steam
• Arch Linux
  1. In Arch Linux, Steam install is need little step, please see this ArchWiki:
  • English: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam
  • Japanese: https://wiki.archlinux.jp/index.php/Steam
• Fedora
• Please see official document:
  • https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/gaming/proton/

2. Install the Wallpaper Engine

1. Buy in: https://store.steampowered.com/app/431960/Wallpaper_Engine/
2. Install in Steam app, you can discover in Library, maybe you need to remove search conditions

3. Get Wallpaper Engine Assets

[📰Good News!!] You usally don't need to copy anything manually. The app will automatically look in these common install paths:

~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common
~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common
~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common

✅ If Wallpaper Engine is installed in one of these paths, the assets will be detected automatically!

⚠️ If Assets Aren’t Found Automatically

You can copy the assets folder manually:

1. In Steam, right-click Wallpaper Engine → Manage → Browse local files
2. Copy the assets folder
3. Paste it into the same folder where the linux-wallpaperengine binary is located