[SOLVED] Free Clock

gleneagles49 · 08-08-2011, 10:32 AM

Can someone recommend a free clock that sits in the taskbar and is easy to install.
I am using Mint 11 but for some reason the clock does not show.

corp769 · 08-08-2011, 10:42 AM

Hello,

The clock is definitely installed, probably just not shown. Where the clock normally is, right click and click "Add to panel," then just select the clock from the list.

Cheers,

Josh

szboardstretcher · 08-08-2011, 10:44 AM

Once you do, note that you will see an increase in connections and traffic to Akemaitechnologies.

If you install the Weather applet, doubly so.

I disable the clock and weather applet, in Fedora 14, for this reason. Not that the traffic is dangerous, mind you, but because I don't like additional connections made without my consent.

MTK358 · 08-08-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gleneagles49

Can someone recommend a free clock that sits in the taskbar and is easy to install.

This is Linux. It would be very unusual for software (especially just a clock) not to be free and open-source.

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Originally Posted by gleneagles49

I am using Mint 11 but for some reason the clock does not show.

Right-click on the panel and you should see a menu with an item that lets you add more applets.

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Originally Posted by szboardstretcher

Once you do, note that you will see an increase in connections and traffic to Akemaitechnologies.

GNOME's clock applet connects to the Internet? Why?

almatic · 08-08-2011, 12:24 PM

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GNOME's clock applet connects to the Internet? Why?

because it probably syncs with a timeserver. You could easily verify that with tcpdump/wireshark.

szboardstretcher · 08-08-2011, 12:32 PM

Google it: its a well known phenomenon. (The connecting to Akamai part..)

http://www.google.com/search?q=gnome...ient=firefox-a

MTK358 · 08-08-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by almatic

because it probably syncs with a timeserver. You could easily verify that with tcpdump/wireshark.

Isn't that the job of somethong like ntpd, not a GUI clock applet?

corp769 · 08-08-2011, 02:27 PM

ntpd isn't used with the clock applet itself by default, but Akamai is used for the weather portion.

almatic · 08-08-2011, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by corp769

ntpd isn't used with the clock applet itself by default, but Akamai is used for the weather portion.

hmm, ok. I didn't notice probably because I had deactivated the weather part when I was using gnome.

gleneagles49 · 08-10-2011, 09:29 AM

Thanks for the responses chaps, your advice did the trick.