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submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

The battery tray indicators I've tried on Linux so far only seem to take the instantaneous power consumption into account. Is there one that estimates remaining battery life based on power draw over a longer time window and integrates easily with my desktop environment's tray?

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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I never thought about it much but how hard would it be to add PID to your power info?

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

I think I could hack such a feature into the tray indicator as a weekend project, but wanted to see if someone already accomplished it before I go reinventing the wheel.

[-] Wfh@lemmy.zip 8 points 18 hours ago

Most of them are just a frontend for upower anyway.

[-] whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

What is your desktop environment?

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago
this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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