02-21-2026, 01:50 PM
Hey Bill, like the name!
Here is what I did to get a battery monitor on the screen (note: the battery icon is kinda small because it fits on the small system bar (default size):
In the terminal
Install it:
sudo apt install cbatticon
Then start it:
cbatticon -u 30 &
Then edit the fluxbox startup :
nano ~/.fluxbox/startup
then add a line that says "cbatticon -u 30 &" before the exec fluxbox line
save and youre good to go (or at least I was)
Have a good one,
Will
Here is what I did to get a battery monitor on the screen (note: the battery icon is kinda small because it fits on the small system bar (default size):
In the terminal
Install it:
sudo apt install cbatticon
Then start it:
cbatticon -u 30 &
Then edit the fluxbox startup :
nano ~/.fluxbox/startup
then add a line that says "cbatticon -u 30 &" before the exec fluxbox line
save and youre good to go (or at least I was)
Have a good one,
Will

