102 lines
2.8 KiB
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102 lines
2.8 KiB
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# Rotate Gnome Wallpaper using Systemd
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- **Note:** Adjust paths as applicable to the desired OS.
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- **Note:** The "$" represents the terminal prompt.
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- **Note:** Verified to work on Arch Linux with Gnome v3.14.
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## Installation Instructions
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1. Download "gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service", "gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer" and "gnome_rotate_wallpaper".
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2. Move the 3 files to where Systemd user files are stored.
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```bash
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$ mv gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer /etc/systemd/user/
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```
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3. Move the BASH script "gnome_rotate_wallpaper".
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```bash
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$ mv gnome_rotate_wallpaper /usr/local/bin/
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```
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4. Set execute permissions.
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```bash
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$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gnome_rotate_wallpaper
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```
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5. Enable the timer.
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```bash
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$ systemctl --user enable gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
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```
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6. Verify the timer is enabled.
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```bash
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$ systemctl --user list-unit-files
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gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service disabled
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gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer enabled
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2 unit files listed.
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```
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7. Start the timer.
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```bash
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$ systemctl --user start gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
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```
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8. Verify the timer has been started.
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```bash
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$ systemctl --user list-timers
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NEXT LEFT LAST PASSED UNIT ACTIVATES
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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
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1 timers listed.
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Pass --all to see loaded but inactive timers, too.
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```
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## User Configuration
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### Change the default wallpaper directory.
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1. Create the required directories.
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```bash
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$ mkdir ~/.config/systemd ~/.config/systemd/user
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```
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2. Create the configuration file. Replace "username" with applicable value.
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```bash
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$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/gnome-rotate-wallpaper.conf
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```
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WALLPAPER_DIR=/home/username/Pictures/wallpaper
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### Set the Interval to When the Wallpaper Changes.
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Create the timer file and then change the "OnCalendar" value to the desired interval. Refer to [ArchLinux: systemd/Timers](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Timers#Realtime_timer) for further details.
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1. Create the required directories.
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```bash
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$ mkdir ~/.config/systemd ~/.config/systemd/user
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```
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2. Create the configuration file.
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```bash
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$ nano ~/.config/systemd/user/gnome-rotate-wallpaper.timer
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```
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```
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[Unit]
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Description=Gnome rotate wallpaper
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[Timer]
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OnCalendar=*:0/1
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Persistent=true
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Unit=gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service
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[Install]
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WantedBy=gnome-rotate-wallpaper.service
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```
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## Available picture-options
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- none
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- wallpaper
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- centered
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- scaled
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- stretched
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- zoom
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- spanned
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## External Links
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* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/User
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* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Timers
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* https://major.io/2015/02/11/rotate-gnome-3s-wallpaper-systemd-user-units-timers/
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* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10374520/gsettings-with-cron
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