Wikimedia Picture of the Day Background download

Script which downloads current and future POTD from Wikimedia Commons, adds a summary caption to the bottom, and sets as desktop background image for gnome. Can also be setup on a server to download images any desired time of the day then mirror them for faster retrival from personal devices on the LAN.

Has been tested on Ubuntu. Could be used on a RaspberryPi powered digital picture frame. Need to impliment auto cleanup for old images.

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

Unix Shell

Related Categories

Unix Shell GNOME Software, Unix Shell Image Converters, Unix Shell Topic Software, Unix Shell Wallpaper App

Registered

2014-12-05

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