random-facts-wallpaper

Automatically generated, random fact wallpaper.

Requirements

• A GitHub account
• PHP.
• Linux, or possibly OSX.

First Time Setup

Simply run the script, and it will install all necessary dependencies, and generate a GitHub OAuth token.

The script requires a single argument, which is the path that the auto generated wallpaper will be saved to.

./random-facts-wallpaper.sh $HOME/Pictures

Once the script has been run for the first time, you'll find a random-facts-wallpaper.png file in your $HOME/Pictures directory, assuming that's the path you used.

Now, set the wallpaper as your desktop background.

When you want a new random fact, simply re-run the script with the same arguments. The script will overwrite the original random-facts-wallpaper.png file, and Ubuntu will detect the change and automatically show the new wallpaper.

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Many thanks to Taeram for writing the script.