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Is there any software available for Ubuntu like Desktop Earth? It is actually more than wallpaper. It updates the sun map as the time of day passes.
joe
Posted 2009-10-06T11:32:22.927
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Current Earth sun map as a wallpaper
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Maybe by using a script scheduled with cron to uses xplanet to generate the required view ("-num_times 1") and sets the generated image as a wallpaper?
Edit: this tutorial describes actually very well what I was thinking of.
Snark
Posted 2009-10-06T11:32:22.927
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I made this app a short while back which may interest you
Carles Sentis
Posted 2009-10-06T11:32:22.927
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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid (and downvoted) if the linked page changes. See How To Answer for why it is important.
– bytebuster – 2012-12-10T11:24:40.463
Seems to be in Italian. Here's the version run through Google Translate: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxurweb.com%2F2009%2F09%2F21%2Fubuntu-linux-impostare-come-sfondo-limmagine-della-terra-in-tempo-reale%2F
– None – 2009-10-06T12:44:13.820