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As you can see in this picture, the wallpaper has it's clock change. This (from here, read the top comment) is actually real since there was a download link for this.

So in short, 2 questions

  • Will I be able to stick a giant clock after the clouds like this? Or at least make the clock show after the image alpha layer?

  • Will Ubuntu be able to change the wallpaper depending on the weather? (like this set of wallpaper that has a comment saying that he/she can use IFTTT which I'm not quite sure)

The picture

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  • I don't think Ubuntu supports "live" wallpapers. You could script something, based on http://askubuntu.com/questions/664411/automatically-change-ubuntu-wallpaper-at-a-certain-hour, http://askubuntu.com/questions/379377/bing-picture-of-the-day-as-desktop-wallpaper – muru Apr 05 '16 at 10:55
  • @JacobVlijm Ah. So you only need to somehow edit the text file each minute according to the time? But how? – diamondburned Apr 05 '16 at 10:59
  • Anyway according to @muru 's answer then the package variety isn't available for 15.10 :( – diamondburned Apr 05 '16 at 11:02
  • @JacobVlijm But any better way? Like a script used to display clock on a screen and an overlay for the desktop? Like the desktop has the clock, and then a wallpaper overlay? – diamondburned Apr 05 '16 at 11:05
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    @JacobVlijm You can also use wallpaper clocks - http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaperclocks/ – Parto Apr 05 '16 at 11:23
  • @JacobVlijm Hold. Are there any way that helps me to change wallpaper based on weather? – diamondburned Apr 07 '16 at 05:23
  • @JacobVlijm Ways? Maybe using the OpenWeatherMap? weatherpaper has Yahoo Weather which is broken now (no more weather IDs) and the importing part was just dead. – diamondburned Apr 07 '16 at 06:39
  • @dattutbrus you might want to edit your question a bit. It is hard to answer in a concrete way as it is. A clock on the wallpaper is very well doable (have it ready), posting it on the question as it is seems weird. What is concrete the answer you are expecting? – Jacob Vlijm Apr 13 '16 at 18:18
  • @JacobVlijm How to make the wallpaper change according to weather? (That's for now.) – diamondburned Apr 14 '16 at 06:41
  • @Parto: Your suggestions sounds very promising. Can you please convert your comment to an answer and elaborate a little? Ping me for an up-vote. – David Foerster Apr 19 '16 at 01:16

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Info on desktop

You can use conky.

Installation

Just install the conky-all package.

Configuration

Create a file named .conkyrc (note the dot) in ~/. The format for .conkyrcs is documented here

You can also get good-looking "ready-made" conkyrcs here: DeviantArt

Change wallpaper based on weather and time

So, apparently WeatherPaper does not work. So, I made my own: https://github.com/bharadwaj-raju/WeatherDesk

  • Weather didn't work. Running install.sh makes a shortcut however running the shortcut failed. When I import themes it crashed. – diamondburned Apr 07 '16 at 05:22
  • @dattutbrus Can you post the error? –  Apr 07 '16 at 09:59
  • http://pastebin.com/GK6UKU2S Here it is – diamondburned Apr 07 '16 at 13:14
  • @dattutbrus I too love those wallpapers so I made my own wallpaper changer - https://github.com/bharadwaj-raju/WeatherDesk –  Apr 22 '16 at 00:53
  • Nice application written in Python script! Will try asap. Thanks. – diamondburned Apr 29 '16 at 09:53
  • @dattutbrus Did it work? –  May 21 '16 at 10:44
  • After many weeks of editing the cloudy pictures for the app, I've finally made it. However, 2 things. One, can I have your day and night cloudy pictures? And two, I would love to use Open Weather than Yahoo Weather because they are open... – diamondburned May 22 '16 at 09:56
  • @dattutbrus Great to know! For the cloud pictures - I just use the normal ones :). As for OpenWeatherMap, it was the service I first considered for the script, though the fact that it needed a whole lot of API key complexity, I went with Yahoo. But now that Yahoo has been bought and the future is uncertain, I may switch to OpenWeatherMap. –  May 22 '16 at 15:32
  • @dattutbrus the reason I'm considering OpenWeatherMap now is that since this is an open source project, I don't need all that API key thing. –  May 22 '16 at 15:34
  • Also I really like the fact that you don't need to type the city name which was too annoying in previous weather apps. Also, I can't seem to find a cloudy picture. – diamondburned May 22 '16 at 23:35
  • 2018 update: There's now Komorebi in Vala: https://github.com/cheesecakeufo/komorebi – diamondburned Nov 04 '18 at 19:44
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Using Wallpaper Clocks in Ubuntu


#1: Install Wallch

First we need to install an application that supports wallpaper clocks in Ubuntu. Slidewall - the application recommended by vladstudio doesn't work with Ubuntu 14.04; instead we are going to install Wallch (Wallpaper Changer).

  1. Download Wallch 32bit or 64 bit depending on your system architecture.
  2. Install it via the software Center or via command line
    sudo dpkg -i /home/parto/Desktop/wallch_4.12-1trusty_i386.deb
  3. Launch Wallch either via the dash or in terminal by typing the command: wallch


#2: Get your desktop display resolution

We need to know the resolution of our display so as to know which wallpaper size to download.

  1. Launch system settings and select Display
  2. Note your screen resolution somewhere. Mine is 1366x768.

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#3: Download Wallpaper Clocks

To download Wallpaper Clocks:

  1. Go to Vlad Studio and click on a wallpaper clock of your choice.
  2. Let us choose Airlines 2

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  1. Download the .wcz file using the resolution size of your display as noted above. Mine was 1366x768.

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  1. Save it in your computer.


#4: Add Wallpaper Clocks to Wallch

To add the wallpaper Clock to Wallch:

  1. Launch wallch.
  2. Select the Wallpaper Clocks tab and click the Install button.

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  1. Browse to your .wcz file and select it. Then click on the Activate Wallpaper Clock button. Do not extract it, just open it as it is.

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  1. It will be set automatically as your desktop background, with the correct time and date.

Here's my desktop.

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