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Timekeepr - Keep control of computer usage

timekpr developers are .nedberg, forger

This program will track and control the computer usage of your kids. You can limit their daily usage and configure periods when they cannot log in.

Developers Even Nedberg and Savvas Radević (or .nedberg and forger) of the Ubuntu forums have rewritten the package using python as opposed to the bash shell script of it's previous form. timekpr now has a full featured interface with the ability to change and grow as needed. The current version supports Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xbuntu. Please report any bugs you find. Current status indicated below:

• Ubuntu - Jaunty, Intrepid, Hardy
• Kubuntu - Jaunty, Intrepid, Hardy
• Xubuntu - Jaunty, Intrepid, Hardy

Changelog for version 0.3.0:

• Timekpr-gui gives a warning if no other user than administrator is present (Bugs #345515 and #330261, thanks to BearTM)
• An administrator will not be able to restrict him self (Bug ##286529)
• Removed hard reference to /etc/timekpr in timekpr-client.py (Bug #314061), allows for configuration of timekpr dir (no gui for this)
• Added a man page (Bug #302770)
• Added i18n support (Bug #302782), this release includes translations for Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian Bokmal and Swedish. Please help to translate timekpr into more languages!
• Timekpr works with Jaunty (Bug #344538 )
• Fixed packaging error for KDE (Bug #345515)
• Fixed a bug that could kick any user who was logged in all day, also unrestricted users and administrators

To un-install previous version run the code below before installing newer versions.

sudo dpkg --purge timekpr

INSTRUCTIONS

Download the deb file, and double click to install. You will find the launcher in your menu (System>Administration>Timekeeper) for Ubuntu Hardy. Configure your users, click apply and then close when done. Please restart your system after installation for best results. Remember to check back to this specific entry to always get the latest deb file available. This Timekeeper blog post is constantly updated with the newest version and instructions. Please do not download the various versions of the scripts you may find posted throughout this thread. Installing older (very different) versions will cause conflicts with the newer releases. You can always check back here for the latest version.

Originally Posted by .nedberg The PPAs have changed. For Stable Versions Use: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/timekpr-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/timekpr-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main For Beta Versions Use: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nedberg/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nedberg/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main Follow these instructions for installing packages from these PPAs. Pay attention to the part about adding a PPA's key, that is a new feature of PPAs!

Remember to completely uninstall any older versions before installing the newest deb