Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[czepluch]

Run it from a terminal and use 'conky &', to force it into the background.

if it runs successfully, you will get a prompt back, and you can close the terminal leaving the program running.

If there is a problem, the terminal will give you the error.

Nothing happens but it gives me this error:

czepluch@ubuntu:~$ conky &
[1] 8600
czepluch@ubuntu:~$ Can't open perl script "/home/czepluch/scripts/conky-updates.pl": No such file or directory
sh: weatherget: not found

[PurposeOfReason]

I'm trying to get the weather colors to match the, left black, right gray, thing but progress is slow. And I have no time.

# conky config
# edited by notwen @ efnet

# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
background yes

# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 5x7
#font 6x10
#font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 9x15
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*


# Use Xft?
use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
#xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=8
xftfont Terminus:size=8

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8

# Print everything to console?
# out_to_console no

# mail spool
#mail_spool $MAIL

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes

# If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
own_window_type override

# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes

# If own_window_transparent is set to no, you can set the background
colour here
#own_window_colour hotpink

# If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used
#own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

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

# Minimum size of text area
#minimum_size 130 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 5

# border margins
border_margin 5

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color 333333
default_shade_color white
default_outline_color white

# 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
# same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x 10
gap_y 10

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

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

# number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2

# number of net samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
net_avg_samples 2

# Force UTF8? note that UTF8 support required XFT
override_utf8_locale no


# Add spaces to keep things from moving about?  This only affects
certain objects.
use_spacer yes
#Note: doesn't work in conky 1.2 =(

TEXT
${font Bitstream Charter:bold:size=11}${color #000000}+--Clockwork
     |
    ${color #000000}+--Date: ${color }${alignr}${time %B %e, %G}
    ${color #000000}+--Time: ${color }${alignr}${time %I:%M:%S %P}
    ${color #000000}+--Weekday: ${color }${alignr}${time %A}

${color #000000}+--Processor
     |
    ${color #000000}+--CPU Speed: ${color }${alignr}${freq_dyn_g}GHz
    ${color #000000}+--Core 1 - ${cpu cpu1}%${color }${alignr}${cpugraph cpu1 12,70 000000 666666}
    ${color #000000}+--Core 2 - ${cpu cpu2}%${color }${alignr}${cpugraph cpu2 12,70 000000 666666}
    ${color #000000}+--Processes:${color }${alignr}$processes
    ${color #000000}+--Running:${color }${alignr}$running_processes

${color #000000}+--Memory
     |
    ${color #000000}+--Used ${alignr}${color }$memperc% ${membar 4,70}
    ${color #000000}+--${top_mem name 1}${alignr}${top_mem mem 1}
    ${color #000000}+--${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${color }${top_mem mem 2}
    ${color #000000}+--${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${color }${top_mem mem 3}

${color #000000}+--Storage
     |
    ${color #000000}+--Ubuntu:${color }${alignr}${fs_free_perc /}% ${fs_bar 4,70 /}
    ${color #000000}+--Windows:${color }${alignr}${fs_free_perc /media/windows}% ${fs_bar 4,70 /media/windows}

${color #000000}+--Network
     |
    ${color #000000}+--Down:${color }${alignr}${downspeed eth0}k/s ${downspeedgraph eth0 12,70 000000 666666}
    ${color #000000}+--Up:${color }${alignr}${upspeed eth0}k/s ${upspeedgraph eth0 12,70 000000 666666}

${color #000000}+--Weather
     |
${color }${execi 150 /home/shawn/.local/weather.sh 98374}

[bonzodog]

Nothing happens but it gives me this error:

czepluch@ubuntu:~$ conky &
[1] 8600
czepluch@ubuntu:~$ Can't open perl script "/home/czepluch/scripts/conky-updates.pl": No such file or directory
sh: weatherget: not found

From the readme in the tar.gz:

Rename .conkyrc_gmail to .conkyrc if you want to use gmail to monitor.

If you use Arch Linux, make sure you read the README.txt in the arch-updates folder.

You will need weatherget from http://developer.berlios.de/projects/weatherget/ or if you use Arch, get it at http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=weatherget.
You will also need to change $LOCATION in .conkyrc. Use http://xoap.weather.com/search/search?where=[yourcity] to find it.

Put .conkyweatherrc, gmail.py and conky-updates.pl (only for Arch Linux) in ~/scripts folder.

Read the bit about weatherget.
Don't worry about conky-updates.pl, it's only for Arch Linux users.

[derekr44]

Ok, so I have conky installed and running. When I login, I can see it on my screen. As soon as my wallpaper comes up, it disappears. When I log out, I can see it again.

It seems to be behind the wallpaper... is this what is called the "flicker" problem?

[dbius]

Hi!

I found conky only yesterday, but I love it

Here is my config file and screenshots.

However I don't know why, but conky have transparent window only if I don't use own window.

If I use own window, it has a black bacground and isn't transparent...

Anybody knows/could help me why??

My .conkyrc file

Screenshots:

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

[czepluch]

From the readme in the tar.gz:



Read the bit about weatherget.
Don't worry about conky-updates.pl, it's only for Arch Linux users.

When i try to install weather get what shall i do with this command :

python setup.py install --root=/path/to/root/

[Yizi]

How do you add those transparent information to your desktop

[~LoKe]

How do you add those transparent information to your desktop

That what this ENTIRE thread is about... o_O

[Yizi]

That what this ENTIRE thread is about... o_O

I only see people sending pictures of their cool desktops and some codes which doesn't make sense.

[PurposeOfReason]

Type

sudo apt-get install conky

into a terminal. Then

sudo gedit ~/.conkyrc

Paste one of the codes into it and save it. Then run.

conky

You'll then have a running conky. It's up to you to customize it.