Unsplash Ubuntu

Why did I make this?

I am a big fan of the serious opensource communities. One such photo sharing portal is unsplash.com. Also, I always wanted to make some cool Ubuntu utility. So one fine day I thought “Okay, why not achieve both”. This project is result of that. This is by no means a complex project(yet).

What does it do?

A simple utility written in python that picks a high resolution random image from unsplash.com and puts it as your wallpaper; updates it every hour with a new wallpaper.

Cool, how can I install?

1. Clone and download the repository
   
2. Install the dependencies:
   
3. wget
   
4. Tkinter
   
5. urllib2
   
6. Open terminal and change directory:
   
7. cd UnsplashUbuntu
   
8. add permissions: chmod +x unsplashubuntu.py
   
9. Run the program: ./unsplashubuntu.py
   
10. (optional) Add the program on startup by going into launcher->startup applications
    

Demo:

Features:

1. Lightweight process
2. Supports multiple monitors
3. Intelligent, checks for network before attempting

To-do

1. Add topics filtering
2. Multiple platform support, move to electron?