Battery status not showing

Question

How do I keep the battery status on as to see how much life is left in my battery? I configured this to be on all the time in the power management but it only shows the amount left when I am charging the battery. When I am unplugged, I don't get the battery status. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Answer 1

You can install Battery status applet in ubuntu,using the following commands in your terminal,

• Adding repository

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:iaz/battery-status && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install battery-status

• Updating repository

  sudo apt-get update

• Installing Battery status

  sudo apt-get install battery-status

• After installation right click on your panel → Select Add to Panel → And then add Battery Applet

Answer 2

I tried that as well, same thing, it can't get the program.... however, putting in watch -n 1 acpi -b in Terminal works like a charm, but only when the battery monitor is on, and to do THAT the power cord needs to either be in, or, in for a second or two, and taken out, its odd.