I though the new Ubuntu One indicator for 13.04 would mean good news, but the truth is that I think it's not as good as the one I use in 12.10. Is there some way of removing it and just keep the one I all ready use? Right now I got two identical cloud icons in the systray and it's just redundant.
Ubuntu – How to uninstall the new Ubuntu One systray indicator
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There are a couple options for getting more info to help you determine how long your sync is taking.
u1sdtool
From the command line you can get the number of items in the queue with this command run in the terminal:
u1sdtool --waiting | wc -l
Overtime the number will get smaller as files are uploaded/downloaded.
magicicada
There is also a project called Magicicada that is a GUI for the Ubuntu One syncdaemon. It allows you to connect/disconnect and see the queue. You can install it with these commands in a terminal.
add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chicharreros/ppa
Then install:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install magicicada
You can launch the application by opening the Dash and typing 'Magi'. In pre Natty releases you can launch the application by going to Applications > Accessories > Magicicada
You're going to have a much easier time creating an app indicator with GTK. After all, App Indicators are a GTK thing.
Creating an app indicator is very easy, it only takes a few lines of code. Have a look here for a Python answer that uses QT and an app indicator in a very nice and easy to use manner.
There is also this link that has several examples in various languages.
Don't forget you can always look at the source code of an app indicator that you use and like, and see how that works.
Best Answer
You need to remove the
indicator-syncpackage, then log out and back in.