[SOLVED] Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
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- Todd Sauve
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[SOLVED] Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Hi everyone,
I just did a fresh install of Mint 21.3 on my Asus 2013 laptop. (It runs fine on an i3 2310m with 6 GB Ram, 2 for video and 4 for the OS, for anyone who is curious.) But I need help from the ground up for installing Conky Manager 2.73. I don't know where to find it or how to install it.
I currently have 2.72 installed but it doesn't work with Mint 21.3. It just won't automatically start my conky unless I do it manually. But I know Conky Manager 2.73 works right because I have it on my other PC that I upgraded from 21.2 to 21.3.
Thanks in advance for all the help you can give me. When it comes down to command lines I need to be able to copy and paste them.
I just did a fresh install of Mint 21.3 on my Asus 2013 laptop. (It runs fine on an i3 2310m with 6 GB Ram, 2 for video and 4 for the OS, for anyone who is curious.) But I need help from the ground up for installing Conky Manager 2.73. I don't know where to find it or how to install it.
I currently have 2.72 installed but it doesn't work with Mint 21.3. It just won't automatically start my conky unless I do it manually. But I know Conky Manager 2.73 works right because I have it on my other PC that I upgraded from 21.2 to 21.3.
Thanks in advance for all the help you can give me. When it comes down to command lines I need to be able to copy and paste them.
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- Todd Sauve
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Thank you for your help Koentj. Unfortunately this is only providing v2.72 and I need v2.73. 2.72 will not start the conky when the PC starts up. I have to start 2.72 and then choose my conky, whereas 2.73 can be a set and forget version because this all has to be done only once and then it starts automatically after that.
Todd
Todd
Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Are you sure? Because i compiled it from that git and am running 2.73!
Do you have a
If you run cm2, activate all conkys, close cm2, is there a
If yes, then autostart that at login.
Do you have a
~/.conky
folder?If you run cm2, activate all conkys, close cm2, is there a
conky-startup.sh
in it?If yes, then autostart that at login.
- Todd Sauve
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
I'll give it a try but I am not even sure which file on Git is the one to download. I wish they included 2.73 in Software Sources but they only include 2.72.
I followed their instructions and it did nothing.
Installation
For Ubuntu and derivatives:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/foss
sudo apt update
sudo apt install conky-manager2
I followed their instructions and it did nothing.
Installation
For Ubuntu and derivatives:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/foss
sudo apt update
sudo apt install conky-manager2
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
And why not try GkrellM from the software manager. It gives the same data and is very flexible to set up. I have been using it from LM18 to 21.3 with no problems.
With me conky never works as I want.
With me conky never works as I want.
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Koentje wrote: ⤴Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:46 pm How to build https://github.com/zcot/conky-manager2/ ... TOBUILD.md
- Todd Sauve
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Thank you so much Koentj! You instructions worked just fine!
I initially forgot to do the "sudo make install" command and could not figure out why 2.72 kept opening for me, but finally noticed it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I initially forgot to do the "sudo make install" command and could not figure out why 2.72 kept opening for me, but finally noticed it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- Todd Sauve
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
diabolicbg wrote: ⤴Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:19 pm And why not try GkrellM from the software manager. It gives the same data and is very flexible to set up. I have been using it from LM18 to 21.3 with no problems.
With me conky never works as I want.
Thank you for showing me GkrellM. I installed it but I like my conky better. It is fairly minimalist and looks nice and simple to me. I now have conky manager 2.73 up and running, so I think I will be okay.
Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
You're welcome!
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Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
Sorry about misspelling your name, LOL!
Re: Need Help Installing Conky Manager 2.73
No worries Tudd..