Linux-live-wallpaper

Live wallpaper changer for linux. Inspired from thedevsaddam

Installation

Open terminal ( ctrl+alt+t ) and go to Home directory

cd ~

Install jq dependency.

sudo apt install jq

Set environment variable DISPLAY to 0

export DISPLAY=:0

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mkromi/linux-live-wallpaper.git

or download the zip file manually and unzip to Home directory

Change permission to 777

sudo chmod -R 777 linux-live-wallpaper

Run for the first time

bash /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/linux-live-wallpaper/app.sh

Replace YOUR_USER_NAME by your user name.

Note: To get username type whoami in terminal

To change wallpaper automatically open crontab in edit mode

crontab -e

Copy the line below and paste

*/5 * * * * /bin/bash /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/linux-live-wallpaper/app.sh

The Cron job will run the script every five minutes and change the wallpaper. You can configure the Cron job to change the refresh time.

If you want set wallpaper tags

cd ~
cd linux-live-wallpaper

then run the command below:

bash configure.sh

These tags are already configured.

• food
• nature
• people
• technology
• buildings
• objects

Note: Tags are the keyword to find specific wallpapers.

Dependencies:

• jq

Credits:

• Image source

License

The linux-live-wallpaper is an open-source application licensed under the MIT License.