Conky not showing up...
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Conky not showing up...
I downloaded Conky through the software manager and it shows in downloading 100% and then I can't find it? I re-booted the computer in case that would have an affect, but to no avail.
Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? I assume it is something simple.
Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? I assume it is something simple.
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Re: Conky not showing up...
Install the conkywizard from Synaptic Package Manager, then you'll have something (GUI) in the menu.
Re: Conky not showing up...
Conkywizard does not exist..Least not in synaptic.richyrich wrote:Install the conkywizard from Synaptic Package Manager, then you'll have something (GUI) in the menu.
In order to get conky working you have to create a .conkyrc (notice the dot at the beginning) file and save it in your home directory. Once done you go to the terminal and type conky.
Check out this thread for ideas and don't hesitate to ask questions.. http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=30209
Re: Conky not showing up...
It had to have been downloaded from either the website or gnome-look.org. I just checked the conkywizard site.richyrich wrote:??? I'm in Xfce 9
Once installed it will show up in synaptic so if you decide to un-install it otherwise installation is done manually from the tar.gz.
I just checked synaptic after doing a
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sudo apt-get update
Check this link... http://maketecheasier.com/configuring-c ... 2010/08/24
Re: Conky not showing up...
http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/impo ... 37_all.deb
Sorry bub . . . maintained by merlwiz79, and available from the Mint Xfce Repository!
Sorry bub . . . maintained by merlwiz79, and available from the Mint Xfce Repository!
Re: Conky not showing up...
Not everybody is using XFCe so by default it is not maintained in the usual repositories. You should have explained this up front.richyrich wrote:http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/impo ... 37_all.deb
Sorry bub . . . maintained by merlwiz79, and available from the Mint Xfce Repository!
You can find a lot of software by enabling untrusted as well as other non-ubuntu/mint repositories..
This is supposed to be a friendly place to exchange ideas and to help people. Calling people "bub" is unfriendly...
Re: Conky not showing up...
You can add it to the menu yourself as an application (right click the menu button and edit menu). The command is "conky". I added it into the "System Tools" menu with the description "System information monitor".
If you want it to run at startup then you need a delay before starting Conky otherwise it doesn't work. I added a script to the startup called startconky.sh with the following lines:
#!/bin/bash
sleep 30
conky
You will need to make your own .conkyrc file.
If you want it to run at startup then you need a delay before starting Conky otherwise it doesn't work. I added a script to the startup called startconky.sh with the following lines:
#!/bin/bash
sleep 30
conky
You will need to make your own .conkyrc file.
Re: Conky not showing up...
I'm having the same problem and I have the .conkyrc file in my home folder. Not really too sure what I'm doing wrong but when I type "conky" into the terminal nothing happens no matter how long I wait although it shows up in the system processes.
Re: Conky not showing up...
Sorry to double post but I figured out my problem, I just suck at conky scripts. The one I got off the showoff thread worked fine.