ubuntu-wallpapers-karmic slideshow does not work

[Nicolas Delvaux]

Even in raring, the slideshow provided in the "ubuntu-wallpapers-karmic" package does not work because of an invalid XML file.

The fix is straight forward:
In /usr/share/backgrounds/contest/karmic.xml (contest/karmic.xml in the source dir)

<transition>
    <duration>5.0</duration>
    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/Sunset.jpg</from>
    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/TheRainbowisDead.jpg</to>
</transition> <-- This one is missing

Just adding it fixes this issue.
AFAIK, there is no regression potential and this fix can be applied on all supported Ubuntu releases.

[Ma Hsiao-chun (mahsiaochun)]

How to launch a slideshow?

[Nicolas Delvaux (malizor)]

Just select it as any other wallpaper in the control center.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-wallpapers - 13.04.0+13.10.20130710-0ubuntu1

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ubuntu-wallpapers (13.04.0+13.10.20130710-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Nicolas Delvaux ]
  * Fix the Karmic slideshow (LP: #1177260)

  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
  * Automatic snapshot from revision 102
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:19:18 +0000