From af7f259983164145a814f4b3a65da7961793296d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KAMiKAZOW Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:46:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Unify Fedora and openSUSE sections. Sort Installation section alphabetically. Add how-to for Gnome. --- README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 94e6700..b00102d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ KDE Connect Indicator [![Translation Status](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/indicator-kde-connect/-/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/indicator-kde-connect/?utm_source=widget) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Bajoja/indicator-kdeconnect.svg?branch=send-sms-dev)](https://travis-ci.org/Bajoja/indicator-kdeconnect) -This Indicator is written to make [KDE Connect](https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect) usable in desktops without KDE Plasma, such as Ubuntu Unity and Pantheon. +This Indicator is written to make [KDE Connect](https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect) usable in desktops without KDE Plasma, such as Ubuntu Unity and Pantheon. It started as an [AppIndicator](https://unity.ubuntu.com/projects/appindicators/), but you can send files and URLs easily through KDE Connect with kdeconnect-send. -Features: +Features ------- 1. Indicator in the panel which show your devices, with its name, status, and battery. 2. Menu to request for pairing and unpairing. @@ -21,40 +21,30 @@ Features: 11. From the device status menu item you can open KDE Connect settings. 12. Custom device icons for Ubuntu, Gnome and Elementary OS. -Limitation +Compatibility ------- -Currently this is have some limitation: - 1. After changes on KDE Connect this will work only in KDE Connect 1.0.0 and up +Any desktop that supports KStatusNotifierItem/AppIndicator icons should just work – Budgie, Cinnamon, LXDE, Pantheon, Unity, and many others. +The only major oddball is Gnome where you need an additional [Gnome Shell extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/) for proper support. + +After changes on KDE Connect this will work only in KDE Connect 1.0.0 and up which can be problematic on Linux distributions released before August 2016. Installation ------- -- Arch Linux +- Arch Linux There is a package available in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/indicator-kdeconnect-git) -- Ubuntu and Linux Mint - Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04 and Linux Mint 18.1 users can use this ppa: +- Fedora and openSUSE + Visit https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3ABajoja&package=indicator-kdeconnect and select your operating system. + +- Ubuntu and Linux Mint + Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04 and Linux Mint 18.1 users can use this PPA: ``` sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/indicator-kdeconnect sudo apt update sudo apt install kdeconnect indicator-kdeconnect ``` -- Fedora - Fedora 25 user's can use this repo: -``` -sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Bajoja/Fedora_25/home:Bajoja.repo -sudo dnf install kdeconnectd indicator-kdeconnect -y -``` - -- OpenSuSe - OpenSuSe Leap 42.2 user's can use the first repo and Tumbleweed the secound repo: -``` -http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Bajoja/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/ - -http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Bajoja/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ -``` - -- From the Source +- From the Source Check the INSTALL file Usage Suggestions