This applet allows seeing Tailscale state in the Cinnamon taskbar.
States are: down, up, up with exit node.
The user can change state from the applet.
The exit not is to be declared in the .env file.
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Install the depedencies sudo apt install yad jq
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Copy the applet files in:
/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/tailscale@$USER
Or, if you want an installation for the current user only, in:
$HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/tailscale@$USER -
Edit the .env file:
EXITNODE=name-of-your-tailscale-exit-node-machine -
Restart Cinnamon:
Alt+F2 -> enter the command: r -
Add the applet in the taskbar:
Right click on the taskbar -> Applets