Ubuntu MATE battery indicator

Question

By default Ubuntu MATE battery indicator shows remaining time and percentage only when you hover on the battery icon.Otherwise it doesn't show any numbers:

Is it possible to make it behave like the Unity battery indicator which shows remaining time and percentage without hover or click.

Solution 1

I could not make it behave exactly like the unity battery indicator, but I've found a solution that is, at least for me, enough.

• Right click on the panel.
• Click on "Add to Panel..."
• Select "Battery Charge Monitor"
• Click on "Add"

Another battery icon should appear. Right click on it.

• Click on "Preferences"
• Select: "Show time/percentage:"
• Close.

This should do it.

Solution 2

Step A) Install

sudo apt-get install mate-power-manager

Step B) Configure

System > Control Center > Power Management > General > Always display an icon

Step C) Restart Mate

• Log out
• Log in again

Comments

[Muzaffar]

Any workaround to show both time and percentage at the same time?