Where Did Your Time Go? GNOME Time Tracker Knows | Linux Today

Where Did Your Time Go? GNOME Time Tracker Knows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 9, 2010

“Prior to GNOME 2.30, the Time Tracker was a GNOME applet, which
meant that it was pretty much limited to the GNOME desktop. With
2.30, it was split out into its own application so it’s fair game
no matter which desktop environment or window manager you use. It
still has its own applet, so if you do use GNOME you have the
option of running the Applet in conjunction with the main
application.

“Most distros don’t ship GNOME Time Tracker by default, but it
should be available from the default repositories. Look for the
‘hamster-applet’ package using Yum, APT, Zypper, or whatever your
favorite package manager happens to be. The real name is Project
Hamster, though it’s been re-branded as GNOME Time Tracker for
distribution with GNOME.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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