Battstat applet

Erik Slagter erik at slagter.name
Thu May 22 11:24:32 UTC 2008


Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> Erik Slagter writes:
> 
>> The gnome-panel package in fc9 doesn't have the battstat applet 
>> included (anymore). This is a rather critical applet for me so I can 
>> see in a blink of an eye how much time I have left on battery. I am 
>> not at all interested in automatic power management functions, it's 
>> purely the gui functionality.
>>
>> So I checked the revision history of the package which has the 
>> following remark on battstat: "Removed." That I already noticed, but 
>> why? And what am I supposed to use as alternative?
> 
> Gnome power manager.

Yeah, that did the trick, thanks.

Although I like the output less, less informative.

I really hope it's not going to evolve into something like 
NetworkManager (which hooks into every thinkable subsystem of your 
system and denies you from any configuration)

> yum install gnome-power-manager

yum = yuk :-(
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