NUT or apcupsd?

[autumnwalker]

Wondering what the general preference is for managing UPS devices on Amahi - NUT or apcupsd? I was googling around and found apcupsd, but noticed in the wiki that an install for NUT is explained for Amahi. The wiki article also mentioned apcupsd, but doesn't provide any instructions.

What are people running?

[sabat]

I personally prefer when a p cups my d, instead of my NUT...

I realize this isn't exactly helpful, but I got quite a chuckle when I came up with it.

[bigfoot65]

I use apcupsd and it is simple to install. As root user, do:

yum install apcupsd
service apcupsd start ( if it did not start on install)

Then I checked the config via the desktop. It will appear in the task bar on the login screen and also once logged in. If you are running headless, it might need some manual config but would not imagine it would be much.

I have been using it for several months with no issues.

[autumnwalker]

I use apcupsd and it is simple to install. As root user, do:

yum install apcupsd
service apcupsd start ( if it did not start on install)

Then I checked the config via the desktop. It will appear in the task bar on the login screen and also once logged in. If you are running headless, it might need some manual config but would not imagine it would be much.

I have been using it for several months with no issues.

Thanks bigfoot, I was leaning towards apcupsd and decided to go for it.

I see the built in Fedora UPS thing on my task bar and also when I log in; however, I'm unable to edit the settings for low battery - the dropdowns are grayed out. Any ideas? Installing the apcupsd GUI confirms that it sees and communicates with the UPS fine.

[crxtasy12]

I use apcupsd too. I then modified the configuration for phpsysinfo to display the information that apcupsd can pass to it.

[bigfoot65]

Linfo has the same capability. I prefer it over phpSysInfo myself.