@hackage / xmobar

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• Last updated 4 Jun 2025, by JoseAntonioOrtegaRuiz
• License BSD-3-Clause
• Categories Systems Programming

• Maintained by: Jose A. Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org>

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Installation

Package Flags

Use the -f option with cabal commands to enable flags

with_xrender (on by default)

Use XRender for alpha background pseudo-transparency.

with_inotify (off by default)

inotify support (modern Linux only). Required for the Mail and MBox plugins.

with_iwlib (off by default)

Wireless info support via Wext ioctls (deprecated). Required for the Wireless plugin, needs iwlib installed.

with_nl80211 (off by default)

Wireless info support via nl80211. Required for the Wireless plugin on systems running Linux, the kernel.

with_mpd (off by default)

MPD support. Needs libmpd installed.

all_extensions (off by default)

Includes all optional extensions.

with_alsa (off by default)

Use alsa-mixer to get the volume from soundcards.

with_datezone (off by default)

Enables localized date support.

with_mpris (off by default)

MPRIS v1, v2 support.

with_dbus (off by default)

Publish a service on the session bus for controlling xmobar.

with_xpm (off by default)

Enable usage of xpm for icons.

with_threaded (off by default)

Use threaded runtime. Required for timer coalescing (less power usage).

with_rtsopts (on by default)

Use -with-rtsopts=-V0 to reduce wakeups.

with_shared (off by default)

Use shared libraries. Required when dependencies are built as shared libraries.

with_weather (on by default)

Enable weather plugin.

with_uvmeter (off by default)

UVMeter only useful to australians.

with_kraken (off by default)

Enable Kraken plugin.