#Weatherdesk omgubuntu install#
#Weatherdesk omgubuntu Patch#
#Weatherdesk omgubuntu software#

libmateweather-1.12.1/libmateweather/weather-metar.c file, changing the following lines:Īt line 525, change 'National Weather Service' to 'AVIATION WEATHER CENTER'Ĭhange to the library source directory ( cd libmateweather-1.12.1/).Ĭreate.

#Weatherdesk omgubuntu install#

Also install the fakeroot package ( sudo apt-get install fakeroot).Įdit the. Install the dependencies required to build the package ( sudo apt-get build-dep libmateweather). Using the MATE Terminal (or any other terminal program or directly in the Linux console), create a temporary directory where you can compile the libmateweather sources (for example, mkdir newlibmateweather) then change to that directory ( cd newlibmateweather).ĭownload the sources of libmateweather ( apt-get source libmateweather), note this does not require to use sudo). You can also enable them in the /etc/apt/sources.list file.

#Weatherdesk omgubuntu software#

You can do this in the System / Administration / Software and Updates dialog, by checking the Source code item in the Ubuntu software tab. This is how I fixed it in my computer (recompile the libmateweather using the Ubuntu sources):Įnable sources downloading in APT. A fix has already been committed and an updated package will land soon after Beta 1. Weather reports in the Clock and Weather applets are currently unavailable. Apparently it will be distributed for 16.10, as according to a post in the Mate Desktop blog regarding 'known issues' with 16.10: However, it is not clear to me if this fix will be distributed for this Ubuntu Mate LTS (16.04) or not (as this is not really a security fix).

#Weatherdesk omgubuntu Patch#

The fix to this has already been implemented in libmateweather, you can see the patch in the Mate Desktop GitHub repository as commit 835055e0d0b950d3f66ad236de7e40942f6f7d8e. (However, that version may not work behind a proxy, but that's a different problem). UPDATE: this has already been fixed in the latest libmateweather (1.12.2) released for Ubuntu Mate 16.04, so this solution is not needed anymore. Apparently nobody noticed and when the service was discontinued a couple of weeks ago people started to find the message Failed to get METAR data: 404 Not Found in the syslog log (or in my case Falló al obtener datos METAR: 404 Not Found., as my computer is in Spanish). Around four years ago the NOAA announced it would discontinue that service.

If you use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or later and you want a fuss-free way to stay on top of the latest weather information, OpenWeather is well worth an install.The weather information in METAR format was being downloaded from the NOAA website (it was world wide information) via the libgnomeweather library (and later via the libmateweather library). You can see cloudiness, humidity, wind speed, and pressure, as well as sunrise/set times.Ī well stocked settings page allows you to choose where the applet appears in the top bar, how many days forecast the on-click modal shows (up to 10-day forecast), and you can even view the weather in multiple locations. It displays current conditions (via a symbolic icon, optional text description) and temperature of whatever location you choose.Īccess to detailed weather information takes only a click. OpenWeather runs directly from the GNOME Shell top panel. But given its popularity and its usefulness - it does everything a weather app does - I don’t think a list of the best weather apps for Linux would be complete without it. The OpenWeather extension for GNOME Shell isn’t strictly an app so much as an app let. To add this PPA and install Meteo run the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitseater/ppa sudo apt install įinally, launch the app from your app launcher. The developer of Meteo maintains a PPA with packages for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above. You don’t have to use the “app” bit of the app at all. Clicking on the applet unfurls a simple drop down packed with other stats, like wind speed and humidity. This applet lets you see the current condition and temperature in the GNOME Top Bar. Meteo is simple and straightforward to use, and fetches a wealth of weather information including humidity, wind speed, and sunrise/set times.īut the main reason you may want to use this app is its nifty system tray applet. Meteo is a relatively new desktop weather app for Linux, but is by far my favourite in this list.