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Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:12 pm
by lagagnon
Menu, Control Center, Personal, Startup Applications, if Conky is in the list enable it, if not add it.

Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:21 pm
by lagagnon
Typing "whereis conky" in a terminal will show you its full pathname, which is /usr/bin/conky . Try that...

Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:31 pm
by lagagnon
Then you have something amiss with the command line at the launcher screen. No other possibilities.

Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:36 pm
by mick55
hi

Try this.Create an empty file in your home folder, let's call it .conky-startup.sh, make it executable and put this in it:

#!/bin/bash
sleep 30 && conky ;

Save the file and go to All Applications > Preferences > Startup Applications, click "Add" and add the path to the .conky-startup.sh file, for instance /home/yourname/.conky-startup.sh
or you can browse to it.
This starts conky after the desktop, so that conky appears on top.
After you add .conky-startup.sh to start up, uncheck the box next to conky
so you don't have a conflict.

This is how mine is setup.I also have a customized conky config stored in
a file named .conkyrc in my home directory.

Is your conky customized or is it vanilla?
Did you install it through Package Manager or a .deb file
What version are you running?
Run this in terminal to find out

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conky -v
hope this helps
mick

Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:53 pm
by mick55
You're welcome.

Next time somebody has a problem with conky,
you can be the "go to" man. :D

peace
mick

Re: Adding conky to startup

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:15 pm
by vrkalak
Now, that you have your Conky and know how to make Conky start up when booting into LinuxMint; here is a link to the LinuxMint Conky Showoff thread:

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=30209

Now, it's time to Show off what you've done with the Conky App. in LinuxMint.
Doesn't matter how simple or Hard-Core a Conky it is ... we'd like to see it.