Is it possible to start a application "weather"in kodi using ssh? if so could cron run the command every hour or so?
start a application using ssh
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joe_tuttle -
October 8, 2021 at 5:24 AM -
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Yes, you can use terminal commands with CRON.
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Would you know the path to the apps ? I am mainly interested starting the weather add on using cron. thanks.
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Kodi supports multiple weather add-ons, depending on where you are in the world, but these are not "apps" that you can do things with from the SSH console. Under the hood the add-ons are just fancy Python scripts that poll online sources for data and populate that data (via APIs) in to the Kodi GUI. I suggest you start over by explaining what you're trying to achieve in more detail.
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When I boot up kodi it starts my local weather app and displays Local weather. after 3 minute's the picture slide screen saver starts. After a hour I would like the screen saver to be interrupted so I can view the weather again. After 3 minutes the screen saver starts again. I would like this sequence to repeat automatically with cron. If I strike any key on the keyboard it will interrupt the screen saver and I can see my weather. This is what I would like Cron to do.
Thanks.
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All you need to do is set your screensaver to turn off your screen after 3 minutes
then set cron to run every hour...set cron to to wake monitor and load your weather window just in case it has been closed for other media ..
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Thank you Chewitt & Mario77 With your information I was able to set up my picture frame to add any new uploaded photos to the slide show each hour.
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Did you manage to sort out the weather window?
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Mario,
Yes thank you for the help.
