{"id":6499,"date":"2017-01-17T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6499"},"modified":"2017-01-17T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:49:13","slug":"disk-indicator-a-system-tray-applet-for-managing-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-a-system-tray-applet-for-managing-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Disk Indicator &#8211; A System Tray Applet for Managing Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-icon.png\" alt=\"disk-indicator-icon\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disk Indicator is a simple system tray indicator applet for managing devices in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p>The simple tool allows you to quickly access disk partitions and mount points. It also allows mount \/ unmount devices, view disk usage, and mount ISO images.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-manager-indicator.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-manager-indicator-600x301.jpg\" alt=\"disk-manager-indicator\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-manager-indicator-600x301.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-manager-indicator-450x226.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-manager-indicator.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The software is developed by <a href=\"http:\/\/teejeetech.in\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tony George<\/a>, the man behind Timeshift (system restore app). You can easily get this applet by adding the developer&#8217;s PPA:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-ppa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-ppa-600x98.jpg\" alt=\"disk-indicator-ppa\" width=\"600\" height=\"98\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-ppa-600x98.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-ppa-450x73.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/disk-indicator-ppa.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far the PPA contains the packages for Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then update and install the disk indicator:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"borde:none;\">sudo apt update\n\nsudo apt install indicator-diskman<\/pre>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t want to add PPA, grab the <b>DEB<\/b> package from <a href=\"http:\/\/ppa.launchpad.net\/teejee2008\/ppa\/ubuntu\/pool\/main\/i\/indicator-diskman\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>How to uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the applet, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt remove indicator-diskman && sudo apt autoremove<\/pre>\n<p>The PPA can be removed by going to System Settings -> Software &#038; Updates -> Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disk Indicator is a simple system tray indicator applet for managing devices in Ubuntu. The simple tool allows you to quickly access disk partitions and mount points. It also allows mount \/ unmount devices, view disk usage, and mount ISO images. The software is developed by Tony George, the man behind Timeshift (system restore app). 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