How to configure Conky

Install conky from your package manager.  The package is called conky.

• su -c 'yum install conky'
• sudo apt-get install conky

Once that’s installed you can run conky from the command line.  When you first run conky it dosent have a very nice look to it, we’ll fix that later.   Now that we know conky works, we can create a little bash script to load conky on boot.

#!/bin/bash
#Conky start-up delay script
#Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=778131

sleep 20 && conky;

For more information on this script look here.  Make this script executable and add it to the list of start up applications

If you are to reboot/run the script, youll have conky on your desktop. YAY.  Now we want it too look better so, google conky config, theme or conkyrc, find one edit if needed.

To install the config you need to create a .conkyrc file in your home directory** touch ~/.conkyrc** mine is this:

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background no

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# fiddle with window
use_spacer right
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 3.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 0 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no

uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0

# border width
border_width 0

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
#default_color white
#default_shade_color black
#default_outline_color grey90

own_window_colour brown
own_window_transparent yes

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 0

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

override_utf8_locale yes
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8

TEXT
${color slate grey}${time %a, } ${color }${time %e %B %G}
${color slate grey}${time %Z,    }${color }${time %H:%M:%S}

${voffset 6}${color}${font OpenLogos:size=30} Chiyo
${voffset -20}${color}${font}${color slate grey}UpTime: ${color }$uptime
${color}${font}${color slate grey}Kern:${color }$kernel
${color}${font}${color slate grey}CPU:${color } $cpu% ${acpitemp}C
${cpugraph 20,140 000000 ffffff}
${color slate grey}Load: ${color }$loadavg
${color slate grey}Processes: ${color }$processes  

${color}${font Webdings:size=12}i ${font}${color slate grey}Highest CPU:
${color #ddaa00} ${top name 1}${top cpu 1}
${color lightgrey} ${top name 2}${top cpu 2}
${color lightgrey} ${top name 3}${top cpu 3}

${color}${font Webdings:size=12}i ${font}${color slate grey}Highest MEM:
${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 3}${top_mem mem 3}

${color slate grey}MEM:  ${color } $memperc% $mem/$memmax
${membar 3,140}
${color slate grey}SWAP: ${color } $swapperc% $swap/$swapmax
${swapbar 3,140}

${color slate grey}ROOT:    ${color }${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}
${fs_bar 3,140 /}
${color slate grey}HOME:  ${color }${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home}
${fs_bar 3,140 /home}

${color slate grey}Internet:
${color}${font PizzaDude Bullets:size=12}U${font}  Tot.up. ${totalup eth0} Kb/s
${voffset 1}${color}${font PizzaDude Bullets:size=12}US${font}  Up: ${color }${upspeed eth0}k/s
${upspeedgraph eth0 20,140 000000 ffffff}
${voffset 6}${color}${font PizzaDude Bullets:size=12}D${font}  Tot.dow. ${totaldown eth0} Kb/s
${voffset 1}${color}${font PizzaDude Bullets:size=12}DS${font}  Down: ${color }${downspeed eth0}k/s
${downspeedgraph eth0 20,140 000000 ffffff}

#${voffset 5}${color}${font Sonora:size=17}&${font}${color slate grey} MusicPlayer:
#${exec /usr/bin/rhythmbox-client –no-start –no-present –print-playing-format “%ta – %tt”}
#${exec /usr/bin/rhythmbox-client –no-start –no-present –print-playing-format “%at”}

Hope this helps someone. EOF

26 Mar 2011 | Tags ( bash bash script conky display Linux stats )