[xubuntu-users] USB Indicator Applet ~ Alternative?

[Joshua O'Leary]

Umount doesn't require root privileges if the usb stick was auto-mounted by your user (not on my system at least anyway)

Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com> wrote:

>you would have to figure out how to run that command with sudo (and I
>believe that's out of the scope of a launcher) as umount requires root
>priveleges.
>
>--c_smith
>
>
>On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Joshua O'Leary <jmoey139 at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> One alternative would be to create a panel launcher to eject whatever
>USB
>> drive is plugged in, running a command line for you, e.g.
>>
>>         umount /dev/sdb*
>> or
>>         umount /dev/sdb?
>>
>> assuming the drive sda is the HDD and there are no other drives
>attached.
>> If you wanted more flexibility, a launcher to a simple bash script
>from the
>> panel that opens up with a list of drives to unmount could work quite
>well,
>> if I find the time I might have a go at this. Just an idea.
>>
>> Joshua
>>
>> On Fri, 24 May 2013 10:17:16 -0400
>> PGillespie <vermontpoet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Finally Googled the right information. The applet is Ejecter and
>the PPA
>> > apparently hasn't been updated to run on Raring.
>> >
>> > https://launchpad.net/~fredp/+archive/ppa
>> >
>> > Is there an alternative? Having to open a file manager (or command
>line)
>> > every time I want to eject a USB drive is a drag.
>> >
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