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Idea #145: Include an Alarm on Ubuntu



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Written by acassis the 28 Feb 08 at 18:59. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Description
An Alarm to user remember about some important events.

Evolution have an alarm, but it is a big and fat program and many people don't like use it just to have a alarm.

I found these Alarm programs:
http://gnomefiles.org/app.php/Alarm+Clock
http://alarm-clock.54.pl/

Maybe other more simple Alarm can be included.
Tags: clock

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bug Bug #184791 : [needs-packaging] Alarm Clock


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Loffe wrote on the 28 Feb 08 at 19:18
Timer-Applet is in universe. It's an excellent simple timer that runs from your panel.

felixruina wrote on the 28 Feb 08 at 19:43
Since evolution has this functionality, I wouldn't install a separate alarm program by default. That's what the repositories are for.

acassis wrote on the 28 Feb 08 at 20:02
The idea is exactly this: I don't need to install a separated program to do it. You just need a applet built-in task bar.

MighMoS wrote on the 28 Feb 08 at 20:44
I think the solution is fixing evolution. IE: being able to launch ONE component.

Cybercod wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 02:53
cant seem to use anything that has to do with evolution without it asking me to set up an email account which I don't have. I use web-based email. I'd like to use the calendar and the other features, and I guess I could probably use bogus info in Evolution, I just have an inherent distrust of email apps due to being burned by (gasp!) Outlook Express

gcc wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 11:02
I think it's not important to include it in the installation... if you want an alarm get it with apt..

acassis wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 13:59
Final user don't like install tons of application to have a functional desktop. Alarm is an important feature found on all user friend operating system.

popi wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 15:32
Could it be integrated with Tomboy???
Tomboy the note manager is a great software but an alarm feature could be a great thing to ask us to read again notes....

superkoop wrote on the 1 Apr 08 at 22:18
I believe a already installed tiny alarm program is just as useful as Tomboy notes, or any other of the little programs installed as default. Seems silly that Ubuntu doesn't have this built in yet.

ebrahim wrote on the 3 Jun 08 at 22:07
KDE has one already: kalarm

yzarc wrote on the 25 Jun 08 at 07:43
alarm-clock would be perfect.

acassis wrote on the 9 Nov 08 at 23:14
alarm-clock is now on Ubuntu repositories:
apt-get install alarm-clock

Next step will be integrated on Ubuntu!

yzarc wrote on the 10 Nov 08 at 07:12
year, it must be integrated to the clock-applet om a seamless faction


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