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https://github.com/helmuthdu/conky_colors
CONKY-colors is an easier way to configure Conky
https://github.com/helmuthdu/conky_colors
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CONKY-colors is an easier way to configure Conky
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/helmuthdu/conky_colors
- Owner: helmuthdu
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2012-01-11T16:12:42.000Z (about 13 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-08-18T06:36:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-02T21:39:00.953Z (6 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 2.83 MB
- Stars: 123
- Watchers: 12
- Forks: 39
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: ChangeLog
- License: COPYING
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README
# Conky :tw-1f4a0:
[Conky](http://conky.sourceforge.net/) is a free, light-weight system monitoring tool designed for X Window System environments. It provides a highly customizable and visually appealing way to display various types of information directly on your desktop. Conky can show real-time data such as CPU usage, memory utilization, network activity, disk usage, system temperatures, and more, in the form of text and graphical elements.
**CONKY-colors** 🎨 is an easier way to configure Conky.
This conky script supports multilanguage 🌐:
Bulgarian, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
## How to install
Open a terminal and type:
```shell
sudo apt-get install aptitude python-statgrab python-keyring ttf-ubuntu-font-family hddtemp curl lm-sensors conky-all
sudo chmod u+s /usr/sbin/hddtemp
sudo sensors-detect #answering Yes (default) to all questions, even that last one that defaults to No
```
Now restart your session.
Download and extract the _conky-colors.tar.gz_ and type in the terminal in the same directory that has been extracted:
```shell
make
sudo make install
conky-colors {options}
```
For example, if your CPU is quad-core and you want the noble color, with HD, network, and Pidgin monitor, all in Portuguese:
```shell
conky-colors --theme=noble --lang=en --cpu=4 --network --hd=default --pidgin
```
For a working weather script, you **NEED** to define, in a user-specific config file, a partner id and registration code for the weather.com xoap service. For this purpose, copy _.conkyForecast.config_ in _/usr/share/conkycolors_ folder to your home and set up as required.
_bbcweather/yahooweather_ widget doesn't need any kind of registration.
For a working photo widget, you need to specify a file or directory in _conkyPhoto_ or _conkyPhotoRandom_ script in _~/.conkycolors/bin/_.
Update your font cache:
```shell
sudo fc-cache -v -f
```
## Scripts 📜
In the following links, you will find instructions about how to use those scripts:
- [Conky Weather Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869328)
- [Conky SSL Mail Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869771)
- [Conky Pidgin Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=969933&highlight=pidgin+conky)
- [Conky Rhythmbox Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=928168&highlight=conky+rhythmbox)
- [Conky Banshee Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7683570)
- [Conky Exaile Script](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=926041)
### Launching Conky with Custom Configuration
To start Conky with a specific configuration file, use the following command:
```
conky -c ~/.conkycolors/conkyrc
```
To run Conky at startup, follow these steps:
- Open the **System** menu.
- Go to **Preferences** and select **Startup Applications**.
- Click "Add" to add a new startup application.
- Add the path to the conkyStart file: `/usr/share/conkycolors/bin/conkyStart`.
This will ensure that Conky starts automatically when you log in to your system.
Have Fun! 🎉