Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X that displays information on your desktop.
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Can conky float over maximized windows?
My idea is to use a minimized conky window on the desktop to show basically CPU and memory data all the time. Is this possible with Conky?
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How does CPU frequency work in conky?
I'm setting up conky and I would like to add the CPU frequency, but if I put
${freq_g cpu0} Ghz
I get 1.2Ghz. Why is that? My CPU is 2.8Ghz.
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Can conky monitor other Linux computers on the network?
I know conky can monitor my personal computer, but can it monitor the other Linux servers I have on the network? I'd like to see data on CPU and memory usage and some critical processes each server ...
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conky execi doesnt execute on startup
In my .conkyrc File I use some Shell-Scripts and call it via {execi}.
The Problem is it doesn´t execute these scripts on startup, e.g. get_public_ip.sh doesn´t need to get called every 30 seconds ...
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Conky above full screen
I would like to run an instance of conky on top, that is, to always be visible.
I tried to use
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_class conky
own_window_transparent no
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Conky - string formatting
I have conky the record:
${color lightblue} Down: ${downspeed wlan0} Up: ${upspeed wlan0}
Conky prints link speed, but the text moves:
Down: OB Up: OB
Down: 60B Up: 60B
Down: 148B Up: 148B
...
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Plotting data from a text file on the desktop
I want to monitor some simulations I run In a way similar to how text monitor display data. I can easily generate a bunch of text files or image files with the data/plot I want to follow. How can I ...
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Conky on multiple display?
I have an external display that show the right part of my screen (--right-of option in xrandr),
And my conky panel was just gone. (occupies space, but not visible on both display)
What I want is the ...
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Add USB space in conky
I'm setting conky and I'd like to add the usb space, I use:
$font${color DimGray}/ $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /}%
${fs_bar /}
for the full hdd, what should I write ...
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Passing custom variable from conky to lua
I am trying to use this rings script to make nice rings appear on my desktop. It allows for customization, addition of more rings, or so it says. How do I feed the output of my python script to these ...
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How cpu works in conky
I' m trying to setup conky and I saw that I can use from cpu0 to cpu4
CPU0 ${cpu cpu0}% ${cpubar cpu0}
CPU1 ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}
CPU2 ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2}
CPU3 ${cpu cpu3}% ${cpubar ...
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How to change the language for date command?
I'm using vnstat together with conky. To show the monthly traffic I'm mixing vnstat and grep to find the month. The command to collect the data is
${execi 3600 vnstat -m -i wlan0 | grep "$(date ...
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Creating Conky text variables with zero padding?
I've got a strange issue with my Conky setup:
What I'm looking to get rid of/fix is the fact that my CPU percentages (using ${cpu cpuX}) won't seem to pad properly. I'd like all values to be ...
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1answer
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Running a program automatically?
There is a Linux program I like which is Conky, when I run conky -c mycustomconf.txt it runs fine.
I want this program to run automatically when I start my computer, without having to type in the ...
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Help w/ Minimal Notifications? (Pipes?)
I am trying to instate a more minimally-graphic notification scenario in Arch Linux. Specifically, I've taken interest with programs such as dzen2 or conky that allow for more text-based status bars.
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Conky positioning?
I'm using conky in fluxbox on Arch, and don't like the position of conky on startup. It's pops up in the middle of the screen when I startup.
Is there a way to set the position of conky on the screen ...
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What's the right way to display system sound volume in conky?
What's the right way of displaying system sound volume in conky ? I don't have /dev/mixer file, and without an external command, is it possible ?
Conky 1.9.0
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How to set conkys window width?
I use the following .conkyrc:
The key Question: How can I set the window width, so that I could have a wider "window" for my stuff?
background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
...
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1answer
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Conky buffer too small?
e.g.: my sample conkyrc (the last line is the only important part!):
background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
update_interval 5.0
total_run_times 0
double_buffer yes
own_window ...
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conky: proper column alignment
Say I want something like the following in my .conkyrc
NAME PID CPU% MEM%
${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ...
