Slimbook Service is a service to receive desktop notifications from your device.
Allow double tap enable/disable touchpad
Show messages on screen for certain actions, e.g.: Change performance mode with FN+F5 keys.
Generate report files with the system info
Get important notifications for your Slimbook model, e.g.: BIOS update via
Slimbook Notifications
To see notifications, you need to launch the Slimbook Client Notifications indicator.
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Slimbook Service Installation:
First, we need to add the Slimbook repository. Enter the following commands in a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slimbook/slimbook sudo apt-get update |
Install the application:
For Zero, Essential, Elemental, Hero S models:
sudo apt install slimbook |
For ProX, Executive, Titan, Hero, and Excalibur models:
sudo apt install slimbook slimbook-qc71-dkms |
slimbookindicator |
First, we need to add the Slimbook repository. Enter the following commands in a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
Since the repository isn't signed for Debian, we need to do it manually:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys BE80F1EEB3838E61E42091B378A22399981017FC
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| echo 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/slimbook/slimbook/ubuntu jammy main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo 'deb-src https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/slimbook/slimbook/ubuntu jammy main ' >> /etc/apt/sources.list |
sudo apt update |
Install the application:
For Zero, Essential, Elemental, Hero S models:
sudo apt install slimbook |
For ProX, Executive, Titan, Hero, and Excalibur models:
sudo apt install slimbook slimbook-qc71-dkms |
slimbookindicator |
First, we need to add the Slimbook repository. Enter the following commands in a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Slimbook/Fedora_39/home:Slimbook.repo |
Install the application:
For GNOME desktops:
sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-gnome |
For KDE desktops:
sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-plasma |
For Zero, Essential, Elemental, Hero S models:
sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-gnome/plasma |
For ProX, Executive, Titan, Hero, and Excalibur models:
sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-gnome/plasma slimbook-qc71-kmod |
slimbookindicator |
First, we need to add the Slimbook repository. Enter the following commands in a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Slimbook/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ slimbook |
Install the application:
For GNOME desktops:
sudo zypper install slimbook-meta-gnome |
For KDE desktops:
sudo zypper install slimbook-meta-plasma |
For Zero, Essential, Elemental, Hero S models:
sudo zypper install slimbook-meta-gnome/plasma |
For ProX, Executive, Titan, Hero, and Excalibur models:
sudo zypper install slimbook-meta-gnome/plasma slimbook-qc71-kmp |
slimbookindicator |
Application Usage:
Once the app is opened, click on the white penguin icon that has been added.
Clicking on it will display the following options:
Preferences Window:
In this window, we can enable or disable displaying the device, choose whether to auto-start on system boot, set the icon to black, and choose to receive notifications via
Slimbook Notifications.
System Information Window:
It's a summarized version of the operating system's characteristics and some additional information.
Notifications Window
It will show a history of received notifications. If there are any pending, the Slimbook Service icon will appear with a blue circle.
To generate the report file, go to the terminal and type:
slimbookctl report |
A .tar.gz compressed file will be generated in the /tmp folder containing various files with all system info. This can be especially relevant for testing, checks, or providing information to technical support. It will omit certain private information, such as the Wi-Fi networks accessible to the device, MAC address, or motherboard serial number.
To obtain the complete report, use the following command:
slimbookctl report-full |
The icons that appear after the generation of each file indicate whether they have been successfully generated or not:
The file has been generated successfully
The file hasn't been generated as it wasn't necessary (e.g. because we launch the partial report instead of full report)
An error occurred while generating the file
