How to display free disk space in Lubuntu/LXDE?

Question

In Xubuntu/Xfce the xfpanel has an add-on for that (Free Space Checker).

Is there something similar for lxpanel or otherwise in LXDE/Lubuntu - or maybe a program with a similar service for all Ubuntu family or even for all Linux?

Solution 1

In fact a good answer to what I was asking here for -- something in LXDE/Lubuntu that would permanently display free space as Xfce does in the panel -- is coming from the file browser which always displays free space in the lower part of the window: it's true for PCMan, Nautilus and Thunar. So simple, but I don't think there's something better in Lubuntu.

In pcmanfm:

In Thunar:

Solution 2

I prefer Disk Usage Analyzer

sudo apt-get install baobab

baobab

Solution 3

Conky is the best doing that, here is a easy way to set up a awsome conky to your desktop http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=conky+colors#/d41qrmk

Comments

[flower]

df -h if this is enough for you

[LinuxBill]

@user827992 He is looking for a graphical panel on LXDE window manager not a command line tool.

[Admin]

Also, not looking for something like Baobab - just a free space displaying gadget that I might see at all time. if that's not possible, df -h might just be the easiest way

[LinuxBill]

well if you want a command line tool. Conky is a good system monitor tool.

[Admin]

@WilliamFleming can you tell me please how to shut it down after using it- ? :)

[LinuxBill]

I usually just kill its task number. ps aux | grep conky Look for its pid number the kill xxxxx

[Eliah Kagan]

Or killall conky.

[Bucic]

Excuse me, but... what are you talking about exactly? Where does PCManFM display free space of a file system/disk?

[Admin]

@Bucic: i have edited the answer; in the posted images the system partition is the one involved, but it will do the same for any partition, including that of windows, external hdd and so on