Change screensaver with command line?

emelon8 · January 8, 2019 at 8:10 PM

Is it possible to change my screensaver in LibreELEC using the command line? I have logged onto my raspberry pi using SSH, and I would like to switch between two screensavers I have installed (Picture Slideshow Screensaver and Digital Clock Screensaver), depending on the time of day, using a crontab. Any help I can get is appreciated!

**Klojum** · January 8, 2019 at 9:31 PM Official Post

Look in the guisettings.xml file.

Something like "<setting id="screensaver.mode">screensaver.kaster</setting>"

**chewitt** · January 10, 2019 at 1:39 PM Official Post

Also check List of built-in functions - Official Kodi Wiki .. you can start the screensaver (and any other command will stop) .. so maybe a combination of "sed" to change the setting and then "kodi-send" for the start command.

emelon8 · January 29, 2019 at 10:39 PM

I appreciate the responses!