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# Rotate Gnome Wallpaper using Systemd
# Wallpaperctl
- **Note:** Adjust paths as applicable to the desired OS.
- **Note:** The "$" represents the terminal prompt.
- **Note:** Verified to work on Arch Linux with Gnome v3.14.
- **Note:** Verified to work on Arch Linux with Gnome v3.14 to v42.
## Installation Instructions
1. Download "gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service", "gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer" and "gnome_rotate_wallpaper".
1. Download "wallpaperctl.service", "wallpaperctl.timer" and "gnome_rotate_wallpaper".
2. Move the 3 files to where Systemd user files are stored.
```bash
$ mv gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer /etc/systemd/user/
$ mv wallpaperctl.service wallpaperctl.timer /etc/systemd/user/
```
3. Move the BASH script "gnome_rotate_wallpaper".
```bash
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```
5. Enable the timer.
```bash
$ systemctl --user enable gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
$ systemctl --user enable wallpaperctl.timer
```
6. Verify the timer is enabled.
```bash
$ systemctl --user list-unit-files
gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service disabled
gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer enabled
wallpaperctl.service disabled
wallpaperctl.timer enabled
2 unit files listed.
```
7. Start the timer.
```bash
$ systemctl --user start gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
$ systemctl --user start wallpaperctl.timer
```
8. Verify the timer has been started.
```bash
$ systemctl --user list-timers
NEXT LEFT LAST PASSED UNIT ACTIVATES
Thu 2016-03-10 18:49:00 CST 1s left Thu 2016-03-10 18:48:56 CST 1s ago gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service
Thu 2016-03-10 18:49:00 CST 1s left Thu 2016-03-10 18:48:56 CST 1s ago wallpaperctl.timer wallpaperctl.service
1 timers listed.
Pass --all to see loaded but inactive timers, too.
```
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```
2. Create the configuration file. Replace "username" with applicable value.
```bash
$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/gnome-rotate-wallpaper.conf
$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/wallpaperctl.conf
```
WALLPAPER_DIR=/home/username/Pictures/wallpaper
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```
2. Create the configuration file.
```bash
$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/wallpaperctl.timer
```
```
[Unit]
Description=Gnome rotate wallpaper
Description=Wallpaperctl - Systemd GNOME wallpaper changer
[Timer]
OnCalendar=*:0/1
Persistent=true
Unit=gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service
Unit=wallpaperctl.service
[Install]
WantedBy=gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service
WantedBy=wallpaperctl.service
```
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