Install famous indicators in ubuntu / linux mint

Indicators are like notification programs, it notifies something about corresponding application notifications. It is very useful, and it allows user to access the applications with very few clicks.

For example, we can control music player without opening at every time for playing and managing tracks in it. So for this, we just clicking forward buttons, or play/pause buttons to do with some other operations  on the notification bar without opening the mediaplayer interface.

Let see some famous indicators using day-to-day life...

1. Classic Menu Indicator

Classic menu  Indicator is application indicator, which provides classic GNOME system application menu for those who prefer this over the Unity dash menu. It provides same features, that are all you used in previous version of classic ubuntu machines. To add classic menu indicator, just copy the following commands in table and paste into the terminal.

Classic Menu Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install classicmenu-indicator

2. Weather Indicator

Weather Indicator shows weather details of your locations. This indicator allows you to add your customized location details and shows the weather details of locations that are added in your list. To add the weather indicator, just add the following commands in terminal.

Weather Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pywapi-devel/ppa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:weather-indicator-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-weather

3.  CopyQ Indicator

CopyQ Indicator is an advanced manager of texts, images, command lines and some others recently copied in your system. It keeps history of lost five copied things in your system. To install this,

CopyQ Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install copyq

4. Brightness Indicator

Brightness Indicator Indicates brightness that are activated in your machine.  Laptops consumes more power of your battery while the brightness of your screen is set to high. You can choose different level brightness and set into your laptop with this indicator.

Brightness Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-brightness/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-brightness

 

5. Reminder Indicator

Reminder Indicator is a simple program developed to set scheduled reminders. If you want some reminders while continuously working in your system, it will help you to remind something for you.

Reminder Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bhdouglass/indicator-remindor
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-remindor

6. Recent Notification Indicator

Recent Notification Indicator indicates recent NotifyOSD notifications. Also it allows you to copy the link, if the indicator is web link like twitter notifications, google+ notifications, facebook notifications etc. Also it allows to open the notification by directly clicking on it.

Recent Notification Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications recent-notifications

7. Windows-List Indicator

Windows List Indicator indicates that all the windows  are currently opened in your system. You can manage the windows from the list by choosing from this list.

Windows-List Indicator
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jwigley/window-list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install window-list

8.  System Monitor Indicator

System Monitor Indicator indicates CPU and memory usage that are all displayed in panel. Also it shows network bandwidth consumption details and disk  access speed details etc.

System Monitor Indicator
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor

9. Sticky Notes Indicator

 Sticky Notes Indicator is a simple program that sticks notes on your desktop for your convenience. Its just like an reminder program, that helps to stick your favorite notes on desktop.

Sticky Notes Indicator Installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:umang/indicator-stickynotes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-stickynotes

Enjoy.

If you have any doubts, just post it in comments...!!!