In the end of this how-to i hope you can have this conky running in your screen;
Screenshot-6.png
1st- install conky-all
2nd- the conkyrc:
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# -- Conky settings -- #
background no
update_interval 1
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes
text_buffer_size 2048
imlib_cache_size 0
#Window settings
own_window yes
own_window_type override no
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
border_inner_margin 0
border_outer_margin 0
minimum_size 1320 150
maximum_width 1320
alignment tm
gap_x 10
gap_y 40
# -- Graphics settings -- #
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
# -- Text settings -- #
use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=16
xftalpha 0.6
uppercase no
default_color 666666
# -- Lua Load -- #
lua_load ~/scripts/rings-lua
lua_draw_hook_pre ring_stats
TEXT
${voffset 35}${goto 40}${uptime_short}${voffset -35}${goto 170}ds ${downspeed eth2}${goto 300}us ${upspeed eth2}${goto 420}cpu ${acpitemp}C (${cpu cpu0}% ${cpu cpu1}%)${goto 620}${color ff00ff}ram ${memperc}% ${color}${goto 730}proc ${processes} (${running_processes} run)${goto 950}fs ${fs_used /}(${fs_used_perc /}%)${goto 1230}
${goto 165}${color ff00ff}${hr 1}${color}
${goto 900}${time %A, %d %B %Y}
Open Gedit and copy all text above
save it in the home folder as .conkyrc
mind the "." before the name
3rd- the rings-lua
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--[[
Ring Meters by londonali1010 (2009)
This script draws percentage meters as rings. It is fully customisable; all options are described in the script.
IMPORTANT: if you are using the 'cpu' function, it will cause a segmentation fault if it tries to draw a ring straight away. The if statement on line 145 uses a delay to make sure that this doesn't happen. It calculates the length of the delay by the number of updates since Conky started. Generally, a value of 5s is long enough, so if you update Conky every 1s, use update_num > 5 in that if statement (the default). If you only update Conky every 2s, you should change it to update_num > 3; conversely if you update Conky every 0.5s, you should use update_num > 10. ALSO, if you change your Conky, is it best to use "killall conky; conky" to update it, otherwise the update_num will not be reset and you will get an error.
To call this script in Conky, use the following (assuming that you save this script to ~/scripts/rings.lua):
lua_load ~/scripts/rings-v1.2.1.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre ring_stats
Changelog:
+ v1.2.1 -- Fixed minor bug that caused script to crash if conky_parse() returns a nil value (20.10.2009)
+ v1.2 -- Added option for the ending angle of the rings (07.10.2009)
+ v1.1 -- Added options for the starting angle of the rings, and added the "max" variable, to allow for variables that output a numerical value rather than a percentage (29.09.2009)
+ v1.0 -- Original release (28.09.2009)
]]
settings_table = {
{
-- Edit this table to customise your rings.
-- You can create more rings simply by adding more elements to settings_table.
-- "name" is the type of stat to display; you can choose from 'cpu', 'memperc', 'fs_used_perc', 'battery_used_perc'.
name='time',
-- "arg" is the argument to the stat type, e.g. if in Conky you would write ${cpu cpu0}, 'cpu0' would be the argument. If you would not use an argument in the Conky variable, use ''.
arg='%I.%M',
-- "max" is the maximum value of the ring. If the Conky variable outputs a percentage, use 100.
max=12,
-- "bg_colour" is the colour of the base ring.
bg_colour=0xffffff,
-- "bg_alpha" is the alpha value of the base ring.
bg_alpha=0.1,
-- "fg_colour" is the colour of the indicator part of the ring.
fg_colour=0xffffff,
-- "fg_alpha" is the alpha value of the indicator part of the ring.
fg_alpha=0.4,
-- "x" and "y" are the x and y coordinates of the centre of the ring, relative to the top left corner of the Conky window.
x=75, y=75,
-- "radius" is the radius of the ring.
radius=50,
-- "thickness" is the thickness of the ring, centred around the radius.
thickness=5,
-- "start_angle" is the starting angle of the ring, in degrees, clockwise from top. Value can be either positive or negative.
start_angle=0,
-- "end_angle" is the ending angle of the ring, in degrees, clockwise from top. Value can be either positive or negative, but must be larger (e.g. more clockwise) than start_angle.
end_angle=360
},
{
name='time',
arg='%M',
max=60,
bg_colour=0xffffff,
bg_alpha=0.1,
fg_colour=0xffffff,
fg_alpha=0.4,
x=75, y=75,
radius=56,
thickness=5,
start_angle=0,
end_angle=360
},
{
name='time',
arg='%S',
max=60,
bg_colour=0xffffff,
bg_alpha=0.1,
fg_colour=0xff0000,
fg_alpha=0.8,
x=75, y=75,
radius=62,
thickness=5,
start_angle=0,
end_angle=360
},
{
name='loadavg',
arg='1',
max=1,
bg_colour=0xffffff,
bg_alpha=0.1,
fg_colour=0xff0000,
fg_alpha=0.8,
x=1250, y=75,
radius=62,
thickness=5,
start_angle=0,
end_angle=360
},
{
name='loadavg',
arg='2',
max=1,
bg_colour=0xffffff,
bg_alpha=0.1,
fg_colour=0xff0000,
fg_alpha=0.8,
x=1250, y=75,
radius=56,
thickness=5,
start_angle=0,
end_angle=360
},
{
name='loadavg',
arg='3',
max=1,
bg_colour=0xffffff,
bg_alpha=0.1,
fg_colour=0xff0000,
fg_alpha=0.8,
x=1250, y=75,
radius=50,
thickness=5,
start_angle=0,
end_angle=360
},
}
require 'cairo'
function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour,alpha)
return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
end
function draw_ring(cr,t,pt)
local w,h=conky_window.width,conky_window.height
local xc,yc,ring_r,ring_w,sa,ea=pt['x'],pt['y'],pt['radius'],pt['thickness'],pt['start_angle'],pt['end_angle']
local bgc, bga, fgc, fga=pt['bg_colour'], pt['bg_alpha'], pt['fg_colour'], pt['fg_alpha']
local angle_0=sa*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
local angle_f=ea*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
local t_arc=t*(angle_f-angle_0)
-- Draw background ring
cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_f)
cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bgc,bga))
cairo_set_line_width(cr,ring_w)
cairo_stroke(cr)
-- Draw indicator ring
cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_0+t_arc)
cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
cairo_stroke(cr)
end
function conky_ring_stats()
local function setup_rings(cr,pt)
local str=''
local value=0
str=string.format('${%s %s}',pt['name'],pt['arg'])
str=conky_parse(str)
value=tonumber(str)
if value == nil then value = 0 end
pct=value/pt['max']
draw_ring(cr,pct,pt)
end
if conky_window==nil then return end
local cs=cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display,conky_window.drawable,conky_window.visual, conky_window.width,conky_window.height)
local cr=cairo_create(cs)
local updates=conky_parse('${updates}')
update_num=tonumber(updates)
if update_num>5 then
for i in pairs(settings_table) do
setup_rings(cr,settings_table[i])
end
end
end
follow the same procedure as for the conkyrc:
- copy all text for a new document in Gedit;
-
save it as rings-lua inside a folder named scripts in your home (if you don't have one, create it)
4th- Add conky to Startup Applications
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#!/bin/bash
sleep 40
conky -c ~/.conkyrc &
#conky -c ~/.conkyrc1 &
#conky -c ~/.conkyrc2
exit
- same as before;
- save it as .conkystart.sh in your home folder;
- make it executable: right-click on it, properties, permissions, tick the box "allow executing file as program";
- open control centre, startup applications, add, name> conky, command, browse until you pick the saved .conkystart.sh
note: i have 3 conkys in the script, but 2 are commented out(#), if one day you want to add more conkys just remove the # as long as you follow those names
Tweaks:
${voffset 35}${goto 40}${uptime_short}${voffset -35}${goto 170}ds ${downspeed eth2}${goto 300}us ${upspeed eth2}${goto 420}cpu ${acpitemp}C (${cpu cpu0}% ${cpu cpu1}%)${goto 620}${color ff00ff}ram ${memperc}% ${color}${goto 730}proc ${processes} (${running_processes} run)${goto 950}fs ${fs_used /}(${fs_used_perc /}%)${goto 1230}
${goto 165}${color ff00ff}${hr 1}${color}
${goto 900}${time %A, %d %B %Y}
- the conkyrc was made for a 1366 px width screen, for bigger or smaller you have to play with the goto above and in the rings-lua;
- the internet may change (mine is eth2)
- this laptop has 2 processors (cpu0 and cpu1), change it accordly
I am very, very appreciated of the time you are taking to tutor this newbee.
He def knows what his system is doing. 
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