* lowbat Very small program for GNU/Linux that runs in the background and warns you when your battery is low until you plug your laptop in. ** Dependencies - ~acpi~ - ~libnotify~ - ~espeak~ - ~make~ - ~gcc~ ** Installation Open a terminal and run these commands: #+BEGIN_SRC shell git clone https://github.com/JozanLeClerc/lowbat.git cd lowbat make sudo make install #+END_SRC Next you must find a way to get the script running right after loging in. Add this to your startup programs manager/rc file of choice: #+BEGIN_SRC shell lowbat > /dev/null 2>&1 & #+END_SRC /Note:/ to get notifications, make sure ~dunst~ is running in the background. In your startup programs manager/rc: #+BEGIN_SRC shell dunst > /dev/null 2>&1 & #+END_SRC ** Options Only one option is available: - ~--say [MESSAGE]~ allows you to set an audio warning message when lowbat is active. By default ~lowbat~ doesn't send audio notifications and will only use ~notify-send~. **** Examples of use: #+BEGIN_SRC shell lowbat --say "your custom message" > /dev/null 2>&1 & #+END_SRC ** Uninstallation #+BEGIN_SRC shell sudo make uninstall #+END_SRC ** See also For more informations, check ~man lowbat~.