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Title: auto wallpaper changing
Post by: watton on July 03, 2015, 02:33:51 PM

Hi ,

I've switched to "wattOS-LXDE - R9 -64 bit" In previous Linux desktops i used a cron to change the file wallpaper.jpg every x minutes
After that, the command     DISPLAY=:0.0 /usr/bin/nitrogen --restore &
made sure the background is shown. In wattos with LXDE that does not work anymore :(
Also tried an random wallpaper from synaptic, but no luck there either :(

Anyone any suggestions to get it back to work again ?

Thnx
T0n

Title: Re: auto wallpaper changing
Post by: blaze on July 04, 2015, 07:06:56 AM

Did a little Google, have you tried this?

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/keep-yout-desktop-fresh-with-variety.html

Or it seems that you have to set up some sort of script solution yourself. And welcome to the forums watton :)

Title: Re: auto wallpaper changing
Post by: leenie on July 04, 2015, 12:17:36 PM

If you have to go lightweight, check this out: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2076417

I had to take it out of autostart because it messes with the desktop manager. I put an icon for it in an application launch bar. I just click the icon when I want a new background.

Title: Re: auto wallpaper changing
Post by: blaze on July 04, 2015, 05:00:28 PM

Interesting solutions you have found there leenie  :)

Title: Re: auto wallpaper changing
Post by: watton on July 04, 2015, 06:53:19 PM

Thnx leenie. Came across that one before but did not seem to work. Your commandline does the trick
 ;D

to run it from con requires the display reference in front of it
DISPLAY=:0.0 pcmanfm -w "$(find /home/foo/Pictures/ -type f | shuf -n1)" --wallpaper-mode=stretch