Live World Map for Mac and Linux

What is this?

A script that uses xplanet to make your desktop wallpaper a live map of the world using NASA imagery.

How do I use this?

1. Install xplanet (use the correct line for your OS):

   brew install xplanet            # MacOS with Homebrew - see https://brew.sh/
   sudo dnf install -y xplanet     # Fedora, Red Hat
   sudo apt-get install -y xplanet # Ubuntu, Mint, Debian
   sudo pacman -S xplanet          # Arch Linux

2. Clone the repository:

   cd ~/00blair/gitrepos/ # or wherever you keep this stuff
   git clone -v https://github.com/blairw/liveworldmap

3. Edit the config files config/config.conf and cronjob.sh to point the correct paths for your setup (and change the myresolution variable in the latter, to suit your screen!).
4. Open your crontab for editing:

   export EDITOR=nano # I don't like vim.. sorry..
   crontab -e

5. Put in an entry for the script:

   PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
   */5 * * * * /Users/blair/00blair/gitrepos/liveworldmap/cronjob.sh

(You only need that first line with PATH if you're using Mac.)

Happy wallpaper-cronning! :)

I'm using Linux, but not Fedora

• If you're using MATE or GNOME you should be able to just edit cronjob.sh to suit your needs and use apt-get or whatever instead of dnf.
• I think you might be able to get this working on KDE if you use KDE? Sorry I can't test this because I don't have any KDE installs, personally find KDE a bit too cluttered. This looks promising though: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/65pmhj/change_wallpaper_from_terminal/

I'm using Windows

I'm sorry, this doesn't work on Windows right now. If you can get it working, that would be amazing!

Acknowledgements

• Day imagery world.topo.bathy.200412.3x5400x2700.jpg:
  NASA (2004), 'Blue Marble Next Generation', Visible Earth, https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73909
• Night imagery dnb_land_ocean_ice.2012.3600x1800.jpg:
  NASA (2012), 'Night Lights 2012 - Flat Map', Visible Earth, https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=79765