Thursday, February 9, 2012

How to check Battery-Status in Ubuntu?

Battery-Status is a battery monitor for laptops.It displays the current status of the battery such as charge/discharge and energy level as well as some information about the general health of the cell.




Open terminal using Applications ---> Accessories ---> Terminal (or) Press Ctrl + Alt + t.

Step 1 : Add repository to the system.

               sudo add-apt-repository ppa:iaz/battery-status




Step 2 : Update the system using the following command.

              sudo apt-get update

Step 3 : Install the package.

               sudo apt-get install battery-status

Step 4 : Add the Battery Applet to the panel.

Step 5 : Deploy the following command to run Battery Status.


              /usr/lib/battery-status/battery-status --indicator



Find this in the top panel of your desktop.



Done!

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