Find and download APODs from NASA.
Install: npm install -g apodjs
Set your wallpaper to today's picture on boot, using Nitrogen with Openbox:
~/.config/openbox/autostart
apodjs --download=$HOME/Desktop/ | xargs nitrogen --set-zoom-fill &
apodjs is a tool to find and download NASA's astronomy picture of the day.
With no arguments, the program will print the URL to today's picture.
Options:
--type Find either random image or for a specific day Default: random. Valid: random,today
--date Date in the format "YYMMDD". Under random, defines earliest possible date. Under today, defines date to get. Default: 141219. Matches: /\d{6}/
--download Download the image we find to cwd and print the resulting path.
--description Print the picture explanation.