SitQuietly is a simple meditation timer program for GNU/Linux and the Gnome desktop, written in Python.

It allows you to specify an introductory period for your meditation in seconds and a sitting period in minutes. The program will play a bell at the end of the intro period, then again at the end of your sitting. You can find the main window illustrated below.

Features

• Supports settling / earthing & centering period and main sitting.
• Pleasant bell sound at the conclusion of each period.
• Graphical display of time elapsed.
• Online help.

Requirements

• Gnome 2.16 or greater
• Gstreamer 0.10 or greater
• Python 2.4 or greater (including Glade)
• Yelp (for the online help)

If you have at least Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.10, then you meet the above easily.

Installation

Sitquietly will hopefully soon be available in the Ubuntu universe repository, and you will be able to install it in the same manner as any other Ubuntu package. In the meantime…

The easy way

1. Download the Ubuntu .deb below.
2. Navigate to it in the Ubuntu file manager
3. Double click the file, it will open in the package installer
4. Click on the Install button

The hard way

1. Download the Ubuntu .deb below.
2. Open shell and navigate to the folder you downloaded the .deb to.
3. Enter the command “sudo dpkg -i sitquietly_1.0-1_i386.deb” and enter your password.
4. Sitquietly should appear in Applications -> Accessories

Downloads

• Ubuntu Linux .deb
• Gzipped Tar. (For packagers)

Copyright and distribution

SitQuietly is Copyright 2007 Richard Barker and has been released under the GNU General Public License V2.0.