Linux Battery Warning Script

This script monitors the battery level of your Linux device and provides audio and visual notifications when the battery level drops below a specified threshold while discharging.

Features

• Monitors battery percentage and charging status.
• Provides audio warning using espeak.
• Displays a desktop notification using notify-send.
• Customizable low battery threshold and user name.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• acpi: For fetching battery status.
• espeak: For audio notifications.
• notify-send: For desktop notifications (usually part of the libnotify package).

You can install these packages using your package manager. For example, on Ubuntu, you can run:

sudo apt install acpi espeak libnotify-bin

Change the battery configration.

LOW_BATTERY_THRESHOLD=20  # Set your desired battery threshold percentage

Usage

1. Run

   ./low_battery_warning.sh &

2. Stop

   kill %1

3. View Background Running

   jobs

4. Troubleshooting

   upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0

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