#!/bin/bash
export DIR='/home/user/Images/Wallpapers/' /*any directory where you have
stored images be sure to save only images */
export NUMBER=$RANDOM
export TOTAL=0
for f in `ls $DIR`
do
let "TOTAL += 1"
done /* ignore this loop and set the value of total yourself if you have
other files than images in the directory and you know how many images you
have "
let "NUMBER %= TOTAL"
export CURRENT=0
for f in `ls $DIR`
do
if [ $CURRENT = $NUMBER ]
then
gconftool -t string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
$DIR/$f
break
fi
let "CURRENT += 1"
done
this script will change the wallpaper for you , just shedule it every time
you start or every 1 hour as you like :)
From: satheesh kumar <m_sathyz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Antano Solar John <solar345@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: ILUGC <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Ilugc] set a random desktop background
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 02:34:55 +0800 (CST)
Antano Solar John <solar345@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
there is definitely a way but the method differs ,
tell me what do you use for the interface gnome or kde and maybe i can
write
asmall script for you .
preferably GNOME..
From: satheesh kumar
To: ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Ilugc] set a random desktop background
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 01:10:28 +0800 (CST)
I want to set a random desktop background every time i boot my linux....
is this possible...
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