Display the network speed on the top bar of Ubuntu11.04

Because the UbuntuNattyUnity interface does not support GnomeApplet, many of the previous software cannot be used. For example, if you have been using netspeed, you can display the current network speed on the top panel and cannot use it in Ubuntu11.04. However, the author of WebUpd8 has provided a solution to implement this function through indicator-sysmonitor and a script written by himself.

Since the Ubuntu Natty Unity interface does not support Gnome applets, many of the previous software cannot be used. For example, if you have been using netspeed, you can display the current network speed on the top panel. Now it cannot be used in Ubuntu 11.04.

However, the author of WebUpd8 has provided a solution to implement this function through indicator-sysmonitor and a script written by himself.

-The method is as follows:

1. Install indicator-sysmonitor and dstat

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: alexeftimie/ppa
Sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor

2. Download the script

Mkdir-p ~ /Scripts & cd ~ /Scripts
Wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/sysmon_0.1.tar.gz
Tar-xvf sysmon_0.1.tar.gz

3. Run and set indicator-sysmonitor.

Select "Use this command" and enter

$ HOME/scripts/sysmon

4. Disable and restart indicator-sysmonitor.

Killall indicator-sysmonitor

5. If necessary, you can configure a script to determine whether to display the CPU or memory usage status.

Gedit ~ /Scripts/sysmon

The options are as follows:

# Settings:
Netspeed = true
Ram = true
Cpu = false

In addition, to enable it to automatically start upon startup, you need to add it in the "Start application" setting.

PS: Here is a Chrome plug-in that can change the scroll bar to Overlay Scrollbar style.