https://github.com/davenchy/i3-battery-alert

simple i3 tiling window manager low level battery notifier
https://github.com/davenchy/i3-battery-alert

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simple i3 tiling window manager low level battery notifier

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/davenchy/i3-battery-alert
• Owner: Davenchy
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-09-10T16:12:27.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-09-15T11:02:53.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-25T12:36:33.696Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: alert, battery, i3, i3-battery-alert, i3wm, python
• Language: Python
• Size: 53.7 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# i3-battery-alert

Python script to notify on battery low level with playing audio

Python Version: `3.7`

## Download and use the script

```bash

# clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Davenchy/i3-battery-alert.git

cd i3-battery-alert

# install required modules

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# try to run the script

python3 i3-battery-alert.py

```

## Auto Install

- Add the script to systemd from [here](#to-run-the-script-on-system-boot)

OR

- Install the script by the __install.sh__ shell script

```bash

# make the install and uninstall scripts executable

chmod u+x install.sh

chmod u+x uninstall.sh

# to install

./install.sh

# to uninstall

./uninstall.sh

```

## To make the script executable

```bash

chmod u+x i3-battery-alert.py

sudo ln -s `pwd`/i3-battery-alert.py /usr/bin/i3-battery-alert

# now try to run

i3-battery-alert

```

## To run the script on system boot

> Using systemd

> Note: You need to make the script [executable](#to-make-the-script-executable) first

```bash

# copy the service file

sudo cp i3-battery-alert.service /usr/lib/systemd/system

# start the service

sudo systemctl start i3-battery-alert

# to enable the script to run on system boot

sudo systemctl enable i3-battery-alert

```

for systemd more information from [here](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/systemd-essentials-working-with-services-units-and-the-journal)