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marcphemt	2014-09-15 , 16:58
Posts: 21 \| Thanked: 49 times \| Joined on Sep 2014 @ Italy, Rome	#1

Hi everyone!!!
Here's another work of mine to download an apply Bing image of the day..
It work as n900photooftheday http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=93857 but i like to use all the scripts in combo to choose a good wallpaper everyday lol

Instructions are the same as the link above..but you need

Code:

apt-get install curl libpcre3

and you need to install grep-gnu from HAM or FAM

Code:

cd MyDocs/

to download type in x-term:

Code:

wget --no-check-certificate http://github.com/marcphemt/scrpts/raw/master/n900bing.sh

than:

Code:

chmod +x n900bing.sh

Code:

mkdir bing

To start the script type:

Code:

cd MyDocs/

and

Code:

./n900bing.sh

To add the icon and .desktop to hildon follow this instruction

1) Download zip attached, unzip it, and put files in MyDocs
2) With x-term as root type

Code:

cp /home/user/MyDocs/bing.png /opt/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/hildon/

Code:

cp /home/user/MyDocs/bing.desktop /usr/share/applications/hildon/

3) Reboot

For problems write here or pm me!!

Changelog 17/9/2014: Added instruction to add icon to hildon

Changelog 2/10/2014: Added option to choose from which contry to download the image. There are six options like japan, usa, england, china (images can change

). Please re-download the script!!

To Do:
1) Make a graphic interface with zenity or something like it.
2) Add an option to revert back to old wallpaper.

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