How to install tint2 on gnome

I am trying to install tint2 on my ubuntu-gnome 15. Here is what I have done:

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C26CCF8E
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install tint2

(according to this page)

The last part is:

~/.config/tint2

but when I run this command I get:

bash: /home/ali/.config/tint2: Is a directory

When I type tint2 in my terminal, it runs and everything is OK, but as soon as I close the terminal it closes too.

How can I have it running all the time?

2 Answers

Tint2 is installed, because you have executed the command below

sudo apt-get install tint2

The folder ~/.config/tint2 is only for configuration files.

The default configuration is in

/etc/xdg/tint2/tint2rc

Create your own configuration with tintwizard (now here). Save the configuration as ~/.config/tint2/tint2confrc and start tint2 with, eg:

tint2 -c ~/.config/tint2/tint2confrc

For a better integration in GNOME use a desktop file and add the desktop file to your autostart configuration.

Example for a desktop file with the default configuration

[Desktop Entry]
Name=tint2
Comment=tint2 panel
Exec=tint2
Icon=taskbar
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;GTK;
StartupNotify=false

When I type tint2 in my terminal, it runs and everything is OK, but as soon as I close the terminal it closes too. How can I have it running all the time?

If you want to close the terminal, then you can run this command in background. You can use:

nohup tint2 &

or

tint2 &
disown

or

(tint2 &)

or

when your tint2 command is running on a terminal, press CtrlZ and run bg on terminal. It will send the process to the background. Then type disown and then exit from terminal.

If your command should run always when you log in, then you have to add it to the list of startup applications:

• Use the Dash to find and open Startup Applications. Alternatively you can press Alt+F2 and run the gnome-session-properties command.

• Click Add and enter tint2 as the command to be executed at login (name and comment are optional).