https://github.com/tschf/unphoto
Download a photo of the day
https://github.com/tschf/unphoto
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Download a photo of the day
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tschf/unphoto
- Owner: tschf
- Created: 2019-09-16T06:31:04.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-16T08:12:02.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-07T15:44:52.873Z (about 1 month ago)
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 28.3 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# unphoto
Utility for setting a randomized photo to your wallpaper. Currently implemented proviers:
* Guardian - Uses picture of the day
* Local - You point to a folder on your system
## Usage
A few example usage patterns:
```
unphoto --guardian
unphoto --guardian --wallpaper
unphoto --local --local-path /home/trent/Pictures --wallpaper
```
The latter 2 will change your current wallpaper.
You may want to automate this either through a startup script or on recurring timer.
Using a systemd timer:
```bash
cat << EOF > $HOME/.config/systemd/user/unphoto.service
[Unit]
Description="Changes the wallpaper from the given folder"
Wants=unphoto.timer
[Service]
ExecStart=$HOME/go/bin/unphoto --local --local-path $HOME/Pictures/CorporateBackgrounds --wallpaper
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF
```
And the timer file to run every hour:
```bash
cat < $HOME/.config/systemd/user/unphoto.timer
[Unit]
Description=Timer for the unphoto service that changes the desktop wallpaper
Requires=unphoto.service
[Timer]
Unit=unphoto.service
OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00:00
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOF
```
After that, reload daemon
```bash
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user list-timers
```
Reference: OL documentation,
## Author
Trent Schafer, 2019