![]() ![]() The script should be downloaded into a folder containing images (or links to the images) you want to appear in the slide show. I have made two scripts which use the these tools, the first of these simply starts a screensaver after a period of inactivity: screensaver.sh With both of these tools installed a simple bash script can be used to start showing a slideshow of images when a certain period of inactivity has taken place. This can be installed with the following command: sudo apt-get install xprintidle The script also uses xprintidle, another simple tool – this time for identifying the time since the last input from a user. You can install it with this command: sudo apt-get install feh ![]() The script uses feh, a simple tool for displaying images. (If you’re interested in using xscreensaver there is a script that you can use to stop it running while a full-screen application has focus.) All I wanted was a simple slideshow to show off my pictures when I left my PC alone, so to avoid the workarounds needed for xscreensaver to work properly with the most recent Ubuntu I made my own bash script for it instead. However, if you use the ever-popular caffeine to stop screensavers and lock-screens kicking in when viewing full screen videos or games you might run into some problems. This was the route I previously took with Ubuntu, configuring the webcollage screensaver to point to a local directory for showing images from. Xscreensaver may seem like the obvious route to more interesting screensavers on Ubuntu. However, the alternatives may be overkill if you just want a simple slideshow screensaver, so here’s bash script that does just that. Gnome-screensaver’s blank screen can be a bit of a bore, luckily there are alternatives such as xscreensaver. Thats it! Reboot your Pi to make sure the slideshow is launched.Those of you on recent versions of Ubuntu may find the default screensaver slightly lacking. Add the following line and hit ctrl+s and ctrl+x to save and exit python3 slideshow.py.Sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart Access autostart by typing the following command in the terminal:.Hit esc to exit the slideshow and exit the python script with ctrl+c Check that your script works by opening a terminal and typing the following command:.Paste this code and hit ctrl+s and ctrl+x to save and exit Nano Create a new python file in the home directory using Nano:.We will achieve this by combining the time and os -modules in a python script. The script should run a few seconds after booting has finished to ensure that the USB flash-drive is registered. In order to launch the slideshow automatically we need to setup a simple script that automatically runs after booting. NB: To see full documentation from feh: Type ‘man feh’ in terminal.Įxit a running slideshow by pressing esc. Insert USB flash drive with photos and launch a slideshow using the following command:įeh -Y -x -q -D 7 -B black -F -Z -r /media/.From the desktop go to pi > preferences > screensaver. From the ‘mode’-dropdown menu click Disable Screen Saver.Install feh and xscreensaver by running the following commands in the terminal:.From the desktop go to pi > preferences > raspberry pi configuration > display and disable screen blanking:.Boot the raspi and follow the setup wizard.Download the Raspberry Pi Imager Software and install the latest Raspberry Pi OS on your SD card.Raspberry Pi w/screen, mouse, keyboard and powersupply. ![]() This tutorial will run you through setting up a Raspberry pi that automatically launches a customizable dias-show from an external drive when booted. ![]()
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