wbs For Linux

wbs application is a webshots.com client that downloads and creates a background list for use with Xfce and windowmaker.

Extract it:

tar zxvf wbs.tar.gz you will have folder named .wbs

Create folder for images:

mkdir .wbs/images

Change exec flag on wbs file

chmod +x .wbs/wbs

Note: this is not needed if you call this script as perl argument. see crontab info below

Add entry to crontab to do processing:

crontab -e

add this line:

15 10 * * * /homedir/.wbs/wbs or @reboot /homedir/.wbs/wbs

REPLACE homedir WITH FULL PATH TO .wbs FOLDER (use pwd to find out)

Add entry to crontab to change background randomly

crontab -e

for xfce add this line:

0,30 * * * * export DISPLAY=:0; /path/xfdesktop -reload or @hourly export DISPLAY=:0; /path/xfdesktop -reload

REPLACE path WITH FULL PATH TO xfdesktop FILE (use which xfdesktop to find out)

for windowmaker add this line: 0,30 * * * * /homedir/.wbs/wmaker-reload or @hourly /homedir/.wbs/wmaker-reload

REPLACE homedir WITH FULL PATH TO .wbs FOLDER (use pwd to find out)

Download webdec (http://www.jamesbarford.net/webdec.php). Compile it and place to some folder. Read documentation for it. Edit wbs and change variables to reflect your setup. Variables to change: $user, $password, $path, $webdec, $images, $list where: $user - your user name for webshots.com (free) $password - your password for webshots.com $path - use homedir and .wbs from step 5 $webdec - full path to webdec binary $images - path for images directory created in step 3 $list - file where images list is saved. Run to check that it works: ./.wbs/wbs or perl .wbs/wbs Update xfce desktop settings to use new images list

What's New in This Release:

· The script was updated to the new webshots.com layout.