Ubuntu unity indicator to monitor internet usage for the Internode ISP
https://github.com/sioutisc/indicator-internode/archive/v13.10.1.zip
The version numbers follow the particular ubuntu release on which the application was tested. It may still work with a newer release if the underlying API is compatible.
- Starting with ubuntu 13.10 the python bindings for appindicator are not installed by default. It is necessary to manually install "python-appindicator" as follows:
sudo apt-get install python-appindicator
- The application can run without installing it, simply execute the "indicator-internode" command from within the "src" directory. It can also be installed using the setuptools library which needs to be installed first.
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
- open a terminal and "cd" to directory the package is extracted, then run the following command
python setup.py install
you can now delete the download and extracted files
NOTE: The simple_install.sh script simply executes the above commands. Conversely, the simple_uninstall.sh script deletes installed files from their default locations
Just open a terminal and run the following command
indicator-internode
- click "Dash Home" on the top-right of the desktop
- type "startup" in the search field
- select "Startup Applications" from the applications
- click "Add" button and put the following details in the dialog Name: indicator-internode Command: indicator-internode Comment: Internode usage indicator
- Click "Add" button
This application will now automatically start when the computer is rebooted
NOTE: This application uses the Gnome Keyring to securely store passwords. This works best when using the login screen on startup (ie. entering a username/password to log into your system) because that also unlocks the keyring. When using the "auto-login" feature your system will boot straight into the desktop without unlocking the keyring. This application will then trigger an unlock of the keyring and you will immediately get (maybe annoyingly) a password dialog box every time you log in.