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GNOME desktop picture changer
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desktop_changer.rb
#!/bin/env ruby
DIR = "/home/sardaukar/Pictures/Homeworld"
SLEEP_IN_SECONDS = 300
trap("INT") { exit 0 }
loop do
file = Dir.entries(DIR).select {|d| d.index("jpg")}.sample
system("gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options 'zoom'")
system("gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri '#{DIR}/#{file}'")
sleep SLEEP_IN_SECONDS
end
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