Showing posts with label network. Show all posts
Showing posts with label network. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Yet Another Network Speed Ubuntu AppIndicator
Indicator Netspeed Unity is an Ubuntu AppIndicator which displays the current network upload / download speed on the panel. Despite its name, it should work with any panel that supports AppIndicators.
Indicator Netspeed Unity is a heavily modified Indicator Netspeed, which adds the following extra features:
- four panel display modes: download, upload or total (either merged or separated) network speed;
- configurable bit rate prefix;
- shows total downloaded and uploaded data for the current session in the indicator menu ("All" item);
- enable/disable padding - when enabled, it preserves the indentation of indicator text (I recommend disabling this or else you'll end up with a gap between the icons and text);
- supports using custom icons (available via Dconf);
- added a settings menu which allows changing the upload/download prefix, change the theme to dark/light or current (system) theme and run nethogs for a more detailed analysis.
Just like the original Netspeed indicator, the fork allows choosing the network interface for which it displays the data and it's position on the panel can be changed via Dconf (by default, the indicator is placed as the first on the left so if its width changes, it doesn't affect other indicators).
Not all the settings are available in the indicator menu - to be able to change the display mode (state), position on the panel (ordering-index), use custom icons or enable/disable displaying the settings menu, install Dconf Editor:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editorThen navigate to apps > indicators > netspeed-unity and change the settings to suit your needs. Note that changing some of the settings that are only available via Dconf Editor requires restarting the indicator to apply them.
Install Indicator Netspeed Unity in Ubuntu
To add the official Indicator Netspeed Unity and install the app in Ubuntu and derivatives (which support AppIndicators), use the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:fixnix/netspeed
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-netspeed-unityOnce installed, run the indicator from the Dash/menu (there's no need to add it to startup because it's added automatically).
To report bugs or download the source code, see the Indicator Netspeed Unity GitHub page.
via AskUbuntu
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Hamachi Linux GUI `Haguichi` 1.3.0 Released With New UI
Haguichi, a Hamachi GUI for Linux, was updated to version 1.3.0 and with this release, the app has migrated from Mono and GTK2 to Vala and GTK 3 and uses a completely revamped user interface.
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With the port to GTK3 (GTK 3.14 is required and thus, it needs Ubuntu 15.04 or newer), Haguichi has switched to using client side decorations however, desktops that don't fully support CSD, like Unity, are still supported and in such cases, a classic titlebar is displayed along with a toolbar (which has replaced the menu):
Just like in the previous releases, an AppIndicator is provided as an optional package.
Haguichi 1.3.0 also includes HiDPI support, a flexible layout (the UI adapts dynamically to the window size - see first two screenshots above), a sidebar that shows details and actions for the selected network or member, and a new logo.
Other changes in Haguichi 1.3.0:
- added short text to empty network list on how to add a network;
- added symbolic application and panel icons for adwaita-icon-theme;
- commands that don’t actually exist are not shown as member action any more;
- unicode characters are now used for ellipsis and quotation marks;
- changed autostart .desktop file installation path back to /usr/etc/xdg/autostart;
- dropped support for Hamachi version 2.1.0.81 and older;
- removed deprecated status icon;
- updated translations.
Along with this release, the Haguichi website was completely redesigned and a T-shirt campaign was launched.
For those not familiar with Hamachi, this is a zero-configuration virtual private network app, capable of establishing direct links between computers that are behind NAT firewalls without requiring reconfiguration (in most cases). Basically, the app establishes a connection over the Internet that emulates the connection that would exist if the computers were connected over a local area network.
Install Haguichi in Ubuntu or Linux Mint via PPA
To add the official Haguichi PPA and install the app in Ubuntu or Linux Mint (important note: the latest Haguichi 1.3.0 is only available for Ubuntu 15.04 and 15.10 because it requires GTK 3.14+; for older Ubuntu versions, Haguichi 1.0.26 will be installed, which uses Mono and GTK2), use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:failsdownloadsteam/haguichi
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install haguichiTo install the Haguichi Unity AppIndicator (it should be installed automatically with Haguichi, but I'm adding this in case you're using an Ubuntu-based distro that doesn't install recommended packages by default, like Linux Mint), use the following command:
- for Ubuntu 15.04 and newer:
sudo apt-get install haguichi-indicatorsudo apt-get install haguichi-appindicatorReport any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.
info and 2 screenshots from Haguichi.net
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