Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-13 Thread Mike C.
> > And getting back to meteo, I'd still like to get the outdoors temperature > to appear in the panel's notification area. I'd also like > to know where it's getting its weather data from, openweather, darksky,or > what? And what's going to happen when its source goes down or changes its >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-13 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:59:48 -0500 Chuck Hast dijo: >Darksky was bought by apple and they have closed down >all apps but iOS, I will refrain from more comments. So that >is probably why you are not getting anything. Too bad, Dark- >sky was a good app and service. I discovered and resolved a

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-13 Thread Tomas Kuchta
You know what, I have spent considerable amount time to disable all these, essentially, tracking applications. There is one, so essential to tracking, on Android home screen, that there is no way to disable it. So, one obvious solution is to just pick up your smart phone and look at it to see

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-13 Thread Chuck Hast
Darksky was bought by apple and they have closed down all apps but iOS, I will refrain from more comments. So that is probably why you are not getting anything. Too bad, Dark- sky was a good app and service. Sometimes Apple is like an old tom cat... I will leave it at that. On Sun, Sep 13, 2020

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-13 Thread Mike C.
> > $ sudo pip3 install lxml > The directory '/home/jjj/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is > not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled. Please > check the permissions and owner of that directory. If executing pip > with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag. The directory

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:58:24 -0700 John Jason Jordan dijo: >So some of the errors above resulted in its not being installed. I am >especially perplexed by the errors on the last command, 'sudo pip3 >install lxml.' The last line says it was already installed anyway. WTH? Success! Sort of.:) I

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:59:38 -0700 John Jason Jordan dijo: >I'm going to use snap to uninstall it, and then follow the instructions >from the link. Well, that didn't work well. I followed the instructions for Ubuntu, which boiled down to just three commands: sudo apt install pyqt5-dev-tools

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:57:52 -0700 "Mike C." dijo: >The app behavior you're describing seems like some things aren't >playing well together or something is missing. > >I'm familiar with SNAP, but I haven't used it. Perhaps it's installing >an older version of Mateo or some file or sym link is

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread Mike C.
The app behavior you're describing seems like some things aren't playing well together or something is missing. I'm familiar with SNAP, but I haven't used it. Perhaps it's installing an older version of Mateo or some file or sym link is missing. On the bottom of my last reply there's a link to

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:43:33 -0700 "Mike C." dijo: >> 3) I can't figure out where it keeps its preferences; if I could I >> might be able to fix the location problem. >"To start using Meteo, launch the application, and it’ll appear in the >system tray on the desktop. Right-click on the red X

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:15:17 -0700 (PDT) Rich Shepard dijo: >On Sat, 12 Sep 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >> I installed it with snap, rather than bitseater. It works, but there >> are problems that I can't figure out how to solve. > >John, > >Have you used your favorite web browser with

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread Mike C.
> > 3) I can't figure out where it keeps its preferences; if I could I > might be able to fix the location problem. "To start using Meteo, launch the application, and it’ll appear in the system tray on the desktop. Right-click on the red X icon and select “Preferences.” Inside preferences, the

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: I installed it with snap, rather than bitseater. It works, but there are problems that I can't figure out how to solve. John, Have you used your favorite web browser with wunderground.com? There's a location box in which you enter Portland and

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:02:08 -0700 "Mike C." dijo: >You might like Meteo - https://gitlab.com/bitseater/meteo I installed it with snap, rather than bitseater. It works, but there are problems that I can't figure out how to solve. 1) I use a VPN that currently connects me to a server in Miami

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
The one common thread I have observed in this whole Covid 19 thing is (Elephant in closet) Obesity. I see elderly people that have tested positive for it but the worst case was sniffles and some did not even know they had it, but they were ALL at or somewhat under weight. I have two lab managers

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Ben Koenig
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 12:16 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 10:58 Galen Seitz wrote: > > > On 9/11/20 9:09 AM, King Beowulf wrote: > > > On 9/11/20 8:03 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > > > >> Drought, pandemic, federal administration, economic collapse, and now > > >> record >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
if you do curl wttn.in/location (if you have the airport ICAO code that is even better) it will give you info on other places. I just tried several around me, and then tried kpdx all of them came back but Wiley Post Airport got something in Cameron. On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:49 PM John Jason

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Michael Barnes
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 10:58 Galen Seitz wrote: > On 9/11/20 9:09 AM, King Beowulf wrote: > > On 9/11/20 8:03 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > >> Drought, pandemic, federal administration, economic collapse, and now > >> record > >> wildland fires. A year to remember and there's still 1/3rd to go. >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:37:40 -0500 Chuck Hast dijo: >I guess it determines the nearest WX office based on the ip address? It gave me Phoenix, AZ, and in Fahrenheit and miles. But my connection is in Miami, FL. ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
I guess it determines the nearest WX office based on the ip address? On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:30 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, Chuck Hast wrote: > > > I wonder if it will really run in a terminal? > > Yep. And it shows us Hillsboro weather. > > Rich >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, Chuck Hast wrote: I wonder if it will really run in a terminal? Yep. And it shows us Hillsboro weather. Rich ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
Yep it does... Neat... On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:22 PM Chuck Hast wrote: > I wonder if it will really run in a terminal? > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:04 PM carl day wrote: > >> Here is a fun three day cmd from terminal: >> curl wttr.in >> ___ >>

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
I wonder if it will really run in a terminal? On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 1:04 PM carl day wrote: > Here is a fun three day cmd from terminal: > curl wttr.in > ___ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, Galen Seitz wrote: Locusts. We're still missing the locusts. galen, Don't give up, there's still time. Carpe weekend, Rich ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread carl day
Here is a fun three day cmd from terminal: curl wttr.in ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Galen Seitz
On 9/11/20 9:09 AM, King Beowulf wrote: On 9/11/20 8:03 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: Drought, pandemic, federal administration, economic collapse, and now record wildland fires. A year to remember and there's still 1/3rd to go. Almost sounds like the Four Horsemen are upon us. Locusts. We're

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, King Beowulf wrote: Almost sounds like the Four Horsemen are upon us. They're all on ATVs nowadays. Rich ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread King Beowulf
On 9/11/20 8:03 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > Drought, pandemic, federal administration, economic collapse, and now > record > wildland fires. A year to remember and there's still 1/3rd to go. > Almost sounds like the Four Horsemen are upon us. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
Chee... I remember the fires back 4 years ago when I was servicing ozone equipment. I had to make a run out to Burley ID to work on a machine in a potato chip factory. Had to take about a 7 hour side trip to get around that big fire or fires that were along I 84. That was pretty bad but this is

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, Chuck Hast wrote: More seriously it looks pretty bad in some places, I guess some towns in Southern OR have gone up in flames. Talent and Phoenix in southern Oregon have been destroyed. Mill City mostly destroyed. Santiam Canyon pretty well totally burned, including the

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-11 Thread Chuck Hast
We have been getting that smoke here in flyover country. There were a couple of days that it looked cloudy but it was smoke. Gotta quit burning that nasty weed. B-] More seriously it looks pretty bad in some places, I guess some towns in Southern OR have gone up in flames. On Thu, Sep 10, 2020

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread Tomas Kuchta
OPB reports a lot of smoke at least through the weekend. Temperature in 80s. Looking through the window and checking the thermometer - check! Remind me, through the mailing list to post update on Saturday or Sunday. You are welcome, Tomas On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 18:54 Chuck Hast wrote: > OK,

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread Chuck Hast
OK, if you ever get one look at WeeWx... Mine publishes my WX data to Wunderground, CWOP, APRS and several others. When I go view it on Weather Underground it is integrated into the local forecast. On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 8:36 PM John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:13:52 -0500 >

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:13:52 -0500 Chuck Hast dijo: >Do you have a home weather station or are you just displaying >weather for your area? I just want to see what the local weather is and a forecast for what it will be in the next several days. I have no weather station.

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread Chuck Hast
Do you have a home weather station or are you just displaying weather for your area? If you have a home station, one of the best integrators is done by Tom Keefer who I believe lives up in Hood River, great piece of software, but does need to be fed by a home WX station. http://weewx.com/ All

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:02:08 -0700 "Mike C." dijo: >You might like Meteo - https://gitlab.com/bitseater/meteo I installed it, but then I screwed it up while trying to change my location. It turns out that there is a setting so that it automatically detects your location, and it is turned on by

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 10 Sep 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: And since that was unacceptable, I tried gnome-weather and a couple others, but I didn't like any of them. So my question is, does anyone have any suggestions for a weather app? John, I keep a firefox tab open to

Re: [PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread Mike C.
You might like Meteo - https://gitlab.com/bitseater/meteo I personally have been using the Weather Underground website & Android app for many years now. I'm not so keen on desktop apps. On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 3:39 PM John Jason Jordan wrote: > For years I have used xfce4-weather-plugin in my

[PLUG] Weather application for Xubuntu 18.04

2020-09-10 Thread John Jason Jordan
For years I have used xfce4-weather-plugin in my Xubuntu 18.04 panel. Unfortunately, it is hard coded to secure weather information from a place in Norway, which periodically changes its requirements, rendering the plugin unusable. And this has just happened yet again, leaving me trying to find an