Install Caps Lock Indicator in Ubuntu 14.04

This quick tip is going to show you how to install indicator-keylock, an indicator app that shows Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock status on panel.

For a laptop without LED indicators, it’s good to have an indicator applet on system tray area that displays your lock keys status. indicator-keylock is the simple tool to do that.

indicator-keylock indicates you lock keys status with applet icons and notification bubbles, see the picture:

Lock Keys indicator

Install indicator-keylock in Ubuntu:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one to install it from the developer’s PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tsbarnes/indicator-keylock

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install indicator-keylock indicator-keylock-*

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ml is a part time stay-at-home dad who've been using Ubuntu Desktop for a few years. He writes in the free time and wishes to share some useful tips with Ubuntu beginners and lovers.

2 comments

  1. Instead of ***-icons just use ‘sudo apt-get install indicator-keylock indicator-keylock’, that worked for me.

  2. Brilliant. It works a treat. But is it possible that in settings one could change the colours used for on and off, and in my current theme there is not really as much difference as I’d like. But anyway, thanks for the app.