key-mon don't want to install on Linux Mint MATE 22.3

[PixLab]

Yes it's a python 2.7 problem, I changed MX Linux for Linux Mint MATE

So, I just discovered one in the key-mon spirit, it's called kmcaster > https://github.com/flathub/com.whitemagi.../tag/1.1.0
I downloaded the .jar (make it executable)
Then for the shortcut in the menu and Plank, I did put a 'kmcaster-launch.sh' in my 'patrice' directory with

Code:

#!/bin/bash
cd "/home/patrice/Applications/"
# -d 50 is dimension-height in pixels (default is 100. accept only integer)
java -jar "kmcaster.jar" -d 50

   

the mouse wheel works, does not have a right click menu, I close the app from the panel/Plank icon with a right click or Alt+F4, does not have all the whistle and bells of key-mon, but it works just well and fine and the size is adjustable from the .sh (which key-mon wasn't)

I might know some-one who could be interested... Rich?

[rich2005]

Thanks for that Patrice.

I am setting up a new installation, a Mint 22.3 + KDE and it is lacking python 2 so no keymon.
kmcaster works fine, A bit anoying that I need 200+ MB for a java installation , however java is needed for imagej ....and others.

[rich2005]

Wondering why keymon works on my regular kubuntu 24.04 computer but not a new Mint 22.3 install, which is the same base.

There is a python3 keymon here: https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon/releases  key-mon-1.20  and a .deb file for installation

That installs but fails with a python error.  I must have got a fix sometime/somewhere so if you want to try it

Install the deb - that will tell you any missing dependencies you need.
Installed it puts a /usr/bin/key-mon.py and python / icons etc
Running key-mon, if it fails then try the attached.
Inside the zip is a folder keymon which replaces the installed folder in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages.
Works here, but the usual no guarantee - there is none.

[MrsP-from-C]

Thanks a lot Rich, works here on Linux Mint MATE 22.

[PixLab]

(04-29-2026, 08:09 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Wondering why keymon works on my regular kubuntu 24.04 computer but not a new Mint 22.3 install, which is the same base.

There is a python3 keymon here: https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon/releases  key-mon-1.20  and a .deb file for installation

That installs but fails with a python error.  I must have got a fix sometime/somewhere so if you want to try it

Install the deb - that will tell you any missing dependencies you need.
Installed it puts a /usr/bin/key-mon.py and python / icons etc
Running key-mon, if it fails then try the attached.
Inside the zip is a folder keymon which replaces the installed folder in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages.
Works here, but the usual no guarantee - there is none.

IT WORKS!!!
Thank you so much Rich.