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    conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    Hi altogether,


    I´ve got indicator-multiload running on my system all the time. It shows the usage of the processor, RAM, netowrk and HDD.
    Now I am experimenting with different conky-configs.


    As conky is a system-monitor as well I have two system-monitors running at the same time which at least in part are monitoring the same processes (RAM, up-and download, cpu ...).
    It all works very well. Indicator-multiload and conky do their respective jobs flawlessly.


    Just out of curiosity: My question is: Are there any objections as far as running two system-monitors at the same time is concerned?


    At least I know the following: It´s perfectly legitimate to run more than one instance of conky at the same time:


    "However, you can have two or more instances of Conky running at the same time with different config files, e.g.


    conky -c ~/.config/conky/conky1.conf
    conky -c ~/.config/conky/conky2.conf
    You might consider launching it in its own window (-o arg) in this case."
    ( https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky/wiki/FAQ )


    Thanks in advance.
    Greetings.
    Rosika


    P.S.:
    System: Linux/Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, 64bit

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    Re: conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    been there, done that!

    > 1 monitor is fine, IMHO.
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    Re: conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    Quote Originally Posted by rosika View Post
    ...
    Just out of curiosity: My question is: Are there any objections as far as running two system-monitors at the same time is concerned?
    ...
    Having two system monitors showing the same data is redundant. Is there any pressing reason to do so?

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    Re: conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    @ Habitual:
    thanks for your opinion.

    @ vasa1:

    Hi.

    Is there any pressing reason to do so?
    No special reason in particular.
    I just asked because I want to run conky from time to time. And indicator-multiload keeps running per default. I really don´t want to kill one system-monitor each time just to be able to run another one.





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    Re: conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    Are there any objections as far as running two system-monitors at the same time is concerned?
    No
    People run multiple monitors all the time, if only to compare and contrast outputs.
    (Like running gnome system-monitor and top, and maybe also htop or even conky at once)
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    Re: conky and indicator-multiload at the same time

    Hi deadflowr,

    thanks for your answer. I´m very pleased to learn that all the scenarios you mentioned work well.
    Comparing and contrasting outputs is my main objective as well (at least from time to time).

    Have a nice weekend.
    Greetings.

    Rosika

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