Glastis / random_comic_lock

This script make possible to lock your linux with a random comic from explosm.net

Random Comic Lock Screen

This script make possible to lock your linux with a random comic from explosm.net using xscreensaver

explosm.net

All comics are downloads from this website. If you like absurd comics, you really should visit explosm.net.

Compatibility

Tested with Debian 11 - Bullseye

Dependencies

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra imagemagick imagemagick-common wget curl

Packages

Xscreensaver

xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra

Image modifications

imagemagick imagemagick-common

Web page download

wget curl

Install

Install dependencies, see before.

Give to the scripts the execution right.

chmod +x lock_comic.sh create_image.sh

Use

Run xscreensaver-demo, confirm using monitor 0 and quit (just needed one time).

Then ./wget_comic.sh.