Howto: Get a beautiful Conky 1.4.2 setup

**5-HT** · August 14th, 2007

Originally Posted by Cryptic1911

Hi, just wondering if anyone here has tried getting core temps from a quad core cpu yet.. I have conky all setup and working great except for the temps that i'm after. My problem is that I can't figure out what to put in conky for it to display the cpu core temps.

Here's what I'm using:

Code:

$alignc${color red} CPU Temps(C): $color ${execi 6 /usr/bin/sensors | grep Core | paste -s | cut -c15-16,19-20,71-72}

You'll need to play around with the parameters (replacing 'Core' for 'temp' would the the first thing, and then the cut parameters. I prefer piping through pasts to get everything on one line, but that's a preference thing.
Please refer to the manual pages for cut, paste, and grep if necessary.
Cheers,

**RichJacot** · August 14th, 2007

I don't know if this is what your looking for or not, but try adding the following to your .conkyrc file for your interface to the internet.

Code:

Down: $color${downspeed eth0} k/s ${alignr}Up: ${upspeed eth0} k/s
${downspeedgraph eth0 25,140 000000 ff0000} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 25,140 000000 00ff00}$color
Total: ${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}Total: ${totalup eth0}

**boob11** · August 15th, 2007

Thanx!

**legatek** · August 16th, 2007

I am having trouble getting the output of a log file to wrap long lines in conky. It appears that the fold command doesn't work when you tail log files, is that correct? How can I get long lines to wrap instead of simply disappearing when they run out of room? Here is the relevant line:

Code:

${tail /var/log/messages 3 | fold -w35}

**boob11** · August 17th, 2007

thnx

**lixx** · August 20th, 2007

hey guys, how do i fix my battery status?

the status is currently located at /proc/acpi/battery/C16D
but if i use ${battery_time} it doesn't display the info

**yodaky** · August 21st, 2007

I have been playing with various settings and I have finally gotten one that I like however now it would seem that the "space" taken up by what would be the window is roughly double what it should be. Does anyone know how to "push" the box further to the right?

**markonhismobile** · August 21st, 2007

Just a quick one here, I've dabbled with Conky before but could never get quite the right initial setup. I have now used the one from this guide and it provides all the details I need and I will tweak these so I'd like to say a big thank you for an excellent howto!

Now onto my question! I have installed the latest .deb from sourceforge (0.46.1 i think!) and it runs great, I have added conky to the startup items under Sessions and it does seem to load as Gnome is coming up but once my wallpaper is applied it seems to disappear! I can then launch it from a terminal or the Alt+F2 and it shows up fine!

I'm not using any 3D effects or anything like Compiz/Beryl etc. as this is on an old Tecra laptop! Would creating a script like the one shown for the 3D windows managers to avoid the shadows being drawn help at all by delaying it's launch until the wallpaper is displayed?

**Nicram** · August 21st, 2007

Hi,
Is it possible to have conky visible all the time?
The problem is, when you maximize a window, conky is covered up. How to keep it visible like a panel in Gnome, Kde for example or at least as a docking option in gkrellm?
There's a hack for this using this file: space_dapp.c but it's for flubox.
I have been playing with various settings, but with no result.

Any ideas

This is my conkyrc by the way:

**kevdog** · August 22nd, 2007

Can someone post a snippet from their conkyrc file to show me how to used a fixed font? Although this is a can of worms how do I find a list of fixed fonts to use -- Im looking for a nice one!!