How do I install the Hamster applet?

Question

I want to add Hamster applet to my Ubuntu 11.04 installation, I am not able to right click panel and add applet to it.

Please let me know the exact method.

Sorry, But I am novice to linux.

Mandar

Answer 1

Unity Panel (Unity is new interface for Ubuntu 11.04 with new top panel) doesn't support applets for GNOME Panel.

You can use Hamster Indicator (package hamster-indicator) from Alberto Milone's PPA repository

ppa:albertomilone/hamster-indicator

More information here:

• http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/install-hamster-indicator-time-tracking.html

• http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=502

  

There is a lot of indicators, many of them have same funtionality as applets for GNOME Panel in ubuntu 10.10 and older.

List of indicators -- What Application Indicators are available?

If you want to add a indicator to the Unity Panel, you have to install it and then run as a normal applications (from menu or via terminal), you can't add it using right click on panel.

Answer 2

Good news: Hamster-indicator is coming to Precise, so you won't need to use the PPA. Thanks to Alberto, bojo42, and Jamie!

Bug #686062 “FFe: hamster-applet should have appindicator suppor...” : Bugs : “hamster-applet” package : Ubuntu