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Automatically change Linux Mint Desktop Wallpaper by downloading a random image from unsplash.com
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unsplash.sh
#!/bin/bash
#
# Add a cron job to run this script every 15 minutes.
# crontab -e
# */15 * * * * /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/Documents/unsplash.sh
#
USER=$(whoami)
# Delete cached wallpaper.
rm -f /home/$USER/.cache/wallpaper/*
# Download image.
wget -O /tmp/wallpaper.jpg https://source.unsplash.com/random
# Set new wallpaper.
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options "zoom"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file:///tmp/wallpaper.jpg
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axi commented Nov 25, 2022

Thanks, it helped me to create this: https://gist.github.com/axi/d6407efa1e04f27e82189e4cca4bcb81

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