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# Sebin Dynamic Wallpaper
Dynamic wallpaper for the GNOME desktop environment, featuring Sebin working from home by [Tyr](#credits), as installable Arch Linux package.
Dynamic wallpaper for the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environment, featuring Sebin working from home by [Tyr](#credits), as installable Arch Linux package.
Wallpaper changes at the following times of day:
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* 20:00 - 23:00: Sebin talks to friends online
* 23:00 - 07:00: Sebin sleeps on the couch
To determine the solar altitude/azimuth values [this Keisan Online Calculator](https://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1224682277) is a good place to start.
## Install
### Arch Linux (and derivatives)
To install the dynamic wallpaper simply clone this repository and run:
To build the dynamic wallpaper packages simply clone this repository and run:
~~~bash
makepkg -si
makepkg -s
~~~
The wallpaper should show up in GNOME settings under "Wallpapers". Select it and enjoy a different wallpaper at different times throughout the day ✨
Then install the package for your desktop.
~~~bash
# GNOME
pacman -U sebin-dynamic-wallpaper-1.0.5-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
# KDE Plasma (⚠️ NOTE: the KDE Plasma version has a dependency to an AUR package, consider using an AUR helper, e.g. yay)
pacman -U sebin-dynamic-wallpaper-kde-1.0.5-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
~~~
The wallpaper should show up in your desktop's wallpaper settings. Select it and enjoy a different wallpaper at different times throughout the day ✨
### Manual (every other distro)
Clone this repository and copy files as follows:
#### GNOME
Clone this repository and copy the files to either
* `~/.local/share/backgrounds/` (single user)
* `/usr/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper/` (system-wide):
~~~bash
# single user
cp sebin-*.(png|xml) ~/.local/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper/
cp sebin.xml ~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties/
# system-wide
sudo cp sebin-*.(png|xml) /usr/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper/
sudo cp sebin.xml /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/
~~~
#### KDE Plasma
Install the [Plasma Dynamic Wallpaper Engine](https://github.com/zzag/plasma5-wallpapers-dynamic), clone this repository and build the HEIC file
~~~bash
kdynamicwallpaperbuilder "sebin-kdynamicwallpaperbuilder.json" --output "sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic"
~~~
Then copy it to either
* `~/.local/share/backgrounds/` (single user)
* `/usr/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper-kde/` (system-wide):
~~~bash
# single user
cp sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic ~/.local/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper-kde/
# system-wide
sudo cp sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic /usr/share/backgrounds/sebin-dynamic-wallpaper-kde/
~~~
### macOS
On macOS use [wallpapper](https://github.com/mczachurski/wallpapper) to create an HEIC image that you can set as dynamic wallpaper in preferences:
~~~bash
wallpapper -i sebin-timed.json -o sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic
# based on time of day
wallpapper -i sebin-timed.json -o sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic
# based on solar altitude/azimuth
wallpapper -i sebin-sun.json -o sebin-dyn_wallpaper.heic
~~~
### Windows