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svcmon: systemd user service monitor for MATE panel#250

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Summary

Adds svcmon, a panel indicator that shows live status of systemd user services via colored icons in MATE's indicator applet area.

  • Green emblem-default-symbolic = active
  • Gray emblem-system-symbolic = inactive
  • Red emblem-important-symbolic = failed

Right-click any icon for detailed status and to exit.

Files

  • dotfiles/bin/svcmon — the indicator script (DisciplinedPython style)
  • dotfiles/autostart/svcmon.desktop — autostart entry monitoring pipewire.service wireplumber.service gpg-agent.service
  • dotfiles/Makefile — symlink targets for ~/.local/bin/svcmon and ~/.config/autostart/svcmon.desktop

Usage

svcmon pipewire.service wireplumber.service

Add Indicator Applet to MATE panel if not already present.

Dependencies

  • python3.12 (gi bindings for AyatanaAppIndicator3)
  • gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1

dckc added 8 commits May 31, 2026 12:48
Ayatana indicator that shows colored icons per service
in the panel indicator area, polling systemctl --user status.
Script follows DisciplinedPython style (POLA/OCap).

dotfiles/bin/svcmon      → ~/.local/bin/svcmon
dotfiles/autostart/       → ~/.config/autostart/svcmon.desktop
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