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Is there any software available for Ubuntu like Desktop Earth ? (It is actually more than wallpaper. It updates as the time of day passes.)

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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.

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Desktop Earth for ubuntu

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Seems to be in Italian. Here's the version run through Google Translate: translate.google.co.uk/… – nagul Oct 6 '09 at 12:44
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I made this app a short while back which may interest you

http://realtimesunlightwallpaper.weebly.com/

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