xfce4-weather-plugin

[N4RPS]

Hello!

I know you folks like to stay with XFCE as much as possible, but for me, getting xfce4-weather-plugin to work right wound up being too much of a hassle.

I add my-weather-indicator to my LL installs, instead. It just works. GIS Weather is another really cool weathyer widget program...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Coastie]

Hello!

I know you folks like to stay with XFCE as much as possible, but for me, getting xfce4-weather-plugin to work right wound up being too much of a hassle.

I add my-weather-indicator to my LL installs, instead. It just works...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

Thanks. Took your advice again, Rob.  ;D

Don't trust Yahoo due to may have privacy issues like Google. Which weather service do you recommend?

Here is a video I found for those like me who would not know how to install it since it is not in Synaptic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekRsIK1fls

[N4RPS]

Hello!

Always happy to help.

One can use the default selection, Open Weather Map, or sign up as a 'developer' on Weather Underground and/or World Weather Online to set up an account on THOSE...

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Rob

[Coastie]

Thanks. I'll just stick with the default.

[N4RPS]

Hello!

rokytnji's fix worked for me on an XFCE 4.12 that I'm playing with in Lubuntu, but there's a new version since his original post.

Here's how to find and get the latest version (0.8.5-2, May 7th, 2015):

http://mirror.manitu.net/ubuntu/pool/uni...er-plugin/

Hope this helps someone. May try this next time I install LL again, which will be soon.

I had to "nuke and start over" my Windows 8.1, to remove and reinstall some Bluetooth devices that wouldn't budge on the Dell 3135 netbook. Fortunately, I had it backed up from six months ago.

It still took a couple of days, but also saved a couple of days by using the backup, as opposed to starting over with Win 8 Pro, installing over 100 updates, installing 8.1, and installing another 150-or-so updates, and calling Microsoft to get Media Center activated. (Ugh!)

Just finished reinstalling Lubuntu with XFCE 4.12, so after I back up what I've got now, LL 2.4 is next. Glad that ATI fix is up on here somewhere...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Wirezfree]

Hi Rob,

I installed this on a couple of PC's, v0.8.3

I can't remember if I did it from a .deb or Synaptic.??, don't have it in a ppa.
It does show installed in Synaptic v0.8.3, no update showing.
Can I just run the 0.8.5 .deb file, or will this mess up Synaptic install records..??

Thanks... Dave

[N4RPS]

Hello!

xfce4-weather-plugin 0.8.5 requires some XFCE 4.12 lib4-bit version libraries to work, so you can't use it in LL yet. Meanwhile, Here are some links for the 64-bit version of xfce4-weather-plugin 0.8.3-2:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/amd64/xfce4-weather-plugin/download, or

http://mirror.manitu.net/ubuntu/pool/uni..._amd64.deb.

Hope this helps you. As always, if your current version isn't acting up on you, stick with it...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Wirezfree]

Hi Rob,


Cheers....
I guess the old adage... If it aint broken(for me at least)....


Dave