Update your wallpaper with the an image of the real time phase of the moon in your location.
Currently working with Ubuntu 19.10 running Gnome 3.34.1
Also had it working on Mate, see change_background.py. By changing the calls from gsettings to dconf it should work for Mate.
- Python3 (optional: python3-venv)
# apt install python3 python3-venv
- Geckodriver (for scraping https://timeanddate.com/moon/phases):
# apt install firefox-geckodriver
- 7zip (for unpacking pictures of the moon):
# apt install p7zip-full
Clone this repository
$ cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/sguldemond/moon-paper
$ cd moon-paper
Setup folder for in home directory
$ mkdir ~/moon-paper
Download pictures of the moon
http://neoprogrammics.com/ > Lunar Phase Image Sets > near_side_1024x1024X8.7z
or
$ wget http://neoprogrammics.com/lunar_phase_images/downloads/near_side_1024x1024x8.7z
Extract the images
$ 7za x near_side_1024x1024x8.7z -o/home/$USER/moon-paper/images
Install python requirements
$ (optional) python3 -m venv venv
$ (optional) source venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Setup and install
# chmod +x setup_and_install.sh
# ./setup_and_install.sh
Look inside this shell script to see the different steps taken.
Now your background should be changed to the current phase of the moon in your location and will update every 2 hours.
Enjoy and get in sync with the moon!
- http://www.neoprogrammics.com/lunar_phase_images/ (Images licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
- https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JayTanner/lunar-west-side-phase-set
| Angle | Phase | Eye View |
|---|---|---|
| 000 | New Moon | Sun horizontally aligned with Moon |
| 090 | First Quarter | Sun directly to right |
| 180 | Full Moon | Sun directly behind |
| 270 | Last Quarter | Sun directly to left |
| 360 | New Moon | Sun horizontally aligned with Moon |
Images used: http://neoprogrammics.com/lunar_phase_images/downloads/near_side_256x256x8.7z
Create GIF
# apt install imagemagick
$ convert -delay 10 -loop 0 *.png moon.gif
$ animate moon.gif
List all cron jobs (of current user)
crontab -l
Edit cron jobs to remove background update
crontab -e
Bash without profile
env -i /bin/bash --noprofile --norc
Tunnel output to files
some_script.sh 1> /dev/null 2> /other/path/to/some_job.err
From man dconf: "Note that dconf needs a D-Bus session bus connection to write changes to the dconf database."
# echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
# ./noprofile.sh
# dbus-launch
# export $(dbus-launch)
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41242460/how-to-export-dbus-session-bus-address