How to change an xml wallpaper every day? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by beta_tester@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

ofc you may schedule it with cron but following script I wrote won't change anything. The setting is set but nothing changes. I'm on Fedora Silverblue

edit:

solution

wallpath=/usr/local/share/backgrounds/Dynamic_Wallpapers
image=$(find $wallpath -name "*.xml" | grep -E xml | sort -R | tail -1)
image="file:///$image"
echo $image

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri "$image"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark "$image"

and crontab

@daily ~/wallpaper_changer.sh
@reboot ~/wallpaper_changer.sh

all 8 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] fortified_banana@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not sure about using xml files, but there's also a 'picture-uri-dark' key you need to set instead if you're using dark mode. I have a similar setup with a systemd user timer that runs every 5 minutes.

Edit: I just tried it out in the terminal and it works ok for xml files, too. Also, I try to avoid parsing the output of ls in scripts. You can use find instead, something like

find $wallpath -name '*.xml'

should work.

[-] db2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Plot twist: OP uses KDE

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I use a while true approach with sleep 24h or whatever. Doesn't seem to impact my CPU usage, but I guess the crontab approach is more Unix-like.

[-] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Are ypu dead set on using xml or did you want to try a Wallpaper app like Variety?

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

This might work.

this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2023

25 points (100.0% liked)

Linux

48214 readers

1261 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml

nooter692@lemmy.ml

MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

cyclohexane@lemmy.ml

d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz