On Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 10:34:43PM +0200, Michele Bini wrote: > On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, the lone gunman wrote: > > Is there an xv package for debian? By xv, I mean the "XView" program > > by John Bradley. > Do you really need xv?! Have you ever tried GIMP? > If you only need to put an image on the background you can use xpmroot > (it only takes only xpm files, but you can convert them using GIMP or > the netpbm package).
I do use xv for my root window image, however I also use it to view several images in sequence. The GIMP is nice, but a bit too much for simple image viewing. Also, I believe xv is free for non-commercial/private use. Thanks, though. I think I'll install the gimp for something to play with :)