battery_monitor is a compact software tool designed for Linux enabling battery monitoring functionality.
To compile and install battery_monitor, you will need to have several components installed on your computer, including a C compiler (probably GCC) and the standard C libraries and headers, POSIX threads libraries and headers, X11 libraries and headers, and xine libraries and headers. Additionally, you will need a make tool.
Once you have installed everything needed, run make from the source code directory to compile the program. To install it, run make install after compilation. This last step may require superuser privileges depending on the selected installation directory.
There are several parameters that may be useful while compiling and installing battery_monitor, including CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, PREFIX, and DESTDIR. These parameters can be appended to the make command in variable assignment form.
The latest release of battery_monitor includes several bug fixes, which surfaced with recent releases of the Xorg X server. The underlying sign code has been rewritten, making the program lighter on resources as a collateral effect. Additionally, CMake support has been added to the build system.
In conclusion, battery_monitor is a simple and useful software for monitoring your battery level in Linux. It is easy to install, and the latest release includes important bug fixes and improvements.
Version 0.6: N/A