[HOW TO] Install Conky in Xubuntu
Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop.
Install
Open a terminal window and run:
sudo apt-get install conky -y
Usage
Conky can be accessed by typing the following command: conky. You can use the -c | --config= FILE option to load a configuration file instead of $HOME/.conkyrc.
My suggestion is to have a folder with some Conky configuration files and add Conky to session startup[1] typing conky -c path_to_conky_rc as the command. Please don't forget to adjust the configuration file path.
Where to get examples
Great examples can be found at deviantArt.com. There's also examples at gnome-look.org under the "Other Gnome Stuff" section, but it's easier to just search for "conky". After downloading a Conky configuration file you may have to edit it to make everything work.
Footnotes
[1] See this to learn how to add a program to Xfce session startup.
Your post about conky is very useful. I installed successfully. I could see a shade around conky display. Conky background is not transparent. pls see the screenshot.
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How can remove the shade?
I've been trying to reproduce your problem here, but I can't. Conky displays a transparent background and always refreshes it. Since we're using the same .conkyrc the problem isn't in the configuration, it must be something else. I also tried different desktop composition settings (window manager tweaks). What's really weird is that your conky is using the background from another wallpaper.
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ReplyDeleteTo .conkyrc add this
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
Thank you, I hope this fixes the problem.
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Ty for your efforts. If I can add one thing: sudo apt-get install conky-all -y I had to research this after the rings would not work for me.
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