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+[Unit]
+Description=slideshow
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment="DISPLAY=:0"
+Environment="SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL=60"
+Environment="SLIDESHOW_DIRECTORY=$HOME"
+Environment="SLIDESHOW_RESOLUTION=1920x1080"
+Environment="SLIDESHOW_LOGLEVEL=info"
+ExecStart=/opt/slideshow/slideshow
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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