From 6dcbdbb73c2ea9e7352d62683531abaff1b8aef8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: darksun Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:39:15 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=20Automatically=20Change=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Wallpapers=20in=20Linux=20with=20Little=20Simple=20Wallpaper=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Changer?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...ux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer.md | 83 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 83 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20180622 Automatically Change Wallpapers in Linux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20180622 Automatically Change Wallpapers in Linux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer.md b/sources/tech/20180622 Automatically Change Wallpapers in Linux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3c4d220a6a --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20180622 Automatically Change Wallpapers in Linux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer.md @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +Automatically Change Wallpapers in Linux with Little Simple Wallpaper Changer +====== + +**Brief: Here is a tiny script that automatically changes wallpaper at regular intervals in your Linux desktop.** + +As the name suggests, LittleSimpleWallpaperChanger is a small script that changes the wallpapers randomly at intervals. + +Now I know that there is a random wallpaper option in the ‘Appearance’ or the ‘Change desktop background’ settings. But that randomly changes the pre-installed wallpapers and not the wallpapers that you add. + +So in this article, we’ll be seeing how to set up a random desktop wallpaper setup consisting of your photos using LittleSimpleWallpaperChanger. + +### Little Simple Wallpaper Changer (LSWC) + +[LittleSimpleWallpaperChanger][1] or LSWC is a very lightweight script that runs in the background, changing the wallpapers from the user-specified folder. The wallpapers change at a random interval between 1 to 5 minutes. The software is rather simple to set up, and once set up, the user can just forget about it. + +![Little Simple Wallpaper Changer to change wallpapers in Linux][2] + +#### Installing LSWC + +Download LSWC by [clicking on this link.][3] The zipped file is around 15 KB in size. + + * Browse to the download location. + * Right click on the downloaded .zip file and select ‘extract here’. + * Open the extracted folder, right click and select ‘Open in terminal’. + * Copy paste the command in the terminal and hit enter. +`bash ./README_and_install.sh` + * Now a dialogue box will pop up asking you to select the folder containing the wallpapers. Click on it and then select the folder that you’ve stored your wallpapers in. + * That’s it. Reboot your computer. + + + +![Little Simple Wallpaper Changer for Linux][4] + +#### Using LSWC + +On installation, LSWC asks you to select the folder containing your wallpapers. So I suggest you create a folder and move all the wallpapers you want to use there before we install LSWC. Or you can just use the ‘Wallpapers’ folder in the Pictures folder. **All the wallpapers need to be .jpg format.** + +You can add more wallpapers or delete the current wallpapers from your selected folder. To change the wallpapers folder location, you can edit the location of the wallpapers in the +following file. +``` +.config/lswc/homepath.conf + +``` + +#### To remove LSWC + +Open a terminal and run the below command to stop LSWC +``` +pkill lswc + +``` + +Open home in your file manager and press ctrl+H to show hidden files, then delete the following files: + + * ‘scripts’ folder from .local + * ‘lswc’ folder from .config + * ‘lswc.desktop’ file from .config/autostart + + + +There you have it. How to create your own desktop background slideshow. LSWC is really lightweight and simple to use. Install it and then forget it. + +LSWC is not very feature rich but that intentional. It does what it intends to do and that is to change wallpapers. If you want a tool that automatically downloads wallpapers try [WallpaperDownloader][5]. + +Do share your thoughts on this nifty little software in the comments section below. Don’t forget to share this article. Cheers. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/little-simple-wallpaper-changer/ + +作者：[Aquil Roshan][a] +选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]:https://itsfoss.com/author/aquil/ +[1]:https://github.com/LittleSimpleWallpaperChanger/lswc +[2]:https://4bds6hergc-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Little-simple-wallpaper-changer-2-800x450.jpg +[3]:https://github.com/LittleSimpleWallpaperChanger/lswc/raw/master/Lswc.zip +[4]:https://4bds6hergc-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Little-simple-wallpaper-changer-1-800x450.jpg +[5]:https://itsfoss.com/wallpaperdownloader-linux/