System monitor on the panel;

[worik]

Friends

Can I get System Monitor on the panel?

Back in the good old days I had a graphical representation of CPU use (idle/IO Wait/Busy) and memory (free/buffer/used) and swap on my panel. I used it a lot as I drive my computer very hard and I relly need convenient feedback on how it is doing.

cheers
Worik

[AJ1000]

Have you tried Conky?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conky_(software)

It does not work on the panel, but I found it better than system monitor.

However, if that is not an option there is a system monitor applet.

AJ1000

[worik]

Have you tried Conky?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conky_(software)

It does not work on the panel, but I found it better than system monitor.

However, if that is not an option there is a system monitor applet.

AJ1000

How do I install the system monitor applet? I cannot find it. Or a battery indicator applet..

Worik

[xpander]

update to newer mate packages
http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download

they are all there.

make sure mate-applets and mate-applets-common are installed

[worik]

update to newer mate packages
http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download

they are all there.

make sure mate-applets and mate-applets-common are installed

I went to that page and followed the instructions. Until I got to the line:

sudo apt-get install mate-core

The result was:

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The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mate-core : Depends: atril but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: engrampa but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: ffmpegthumbnailer-caja but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: mate-applets but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: eom but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: mate-power-manager but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: mate-screensaver but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: mate-system-monitor but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: mate-text-editor but it is not going to be installed

A bit stuck now...

Worik

[worik]

Asking for...

mate-applets: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15) but 2.13-20ubuntu5.1 is installed.

Thi sis the first error from

sudo aptitude install mate-core

Worik

[xpander]

all ur system updates were done?

[worik]

all ur system updates were done?

Yes.

Entirely up to date.

Worik

[worik]

all ur system updates were done?

Here is my sources.list

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ lisa main upstream import
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric partner
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ oneiric free non-free

deb http://archive.removed/ubuntu oneiric-removed apps
deb http://archive.removed/ubuntu oneiric-removed games
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main

cheers
Worik

[xpander]

ur mate repo is precise main on Mint 12?
it should be oneiric

also check that file ( sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences) - should look something like that:
Package: *
Pin: release o=linuxmint
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.com
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: 500

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.mate-desktop.org
Pin-Priority: 700

[worik]

ur mate repo is precise main on Mint 12?
it should be oneiric

That was added at the suggestion of http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download#ubuntu

also check that file ( sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences) - should look something like that:
Package: *
Pin: release o=linuxmint
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.com
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: 500

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.mate-desktop.org
Pin-Priority: 700

Here is mine, that is as far as I can tell the same

$ cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: release o=linuxmint
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.com
Pin-Priority: 700

Package: *
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: 500

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.mate-desktop.org
Pin-Priority: 700

[worik]

I am running MATE Desktop Environment 2011.11.03

Worik

[xpander]

i mean check ur sources list again

u have there:
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main

but it should be:
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main
deb-src http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main

if u have mint 12.

change that and run update and then try to install update ur mate packages again

[worik]

i mean check ur sources list again

u have there:
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main

but it should be:
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main
deb-src http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main

if u have mint 12.

change that and run update and then try to install update ur mate packages again

Bingo. I added the wrong repository. I folowed the wrong set of instructions.

I now cannot boot using the default kernel (3.0.0-19) but using 3.0.0-17 all is cool.

But all else is looking good.

Thankyou for your help. I am very comfortable with a familiar user interface

Worik