Conky Lua is very nice gadget for every linux user, It shows usage of your system like cpu, disk, memory, net upload and download speed, also date & time. Many users wrote me about this gadget, they like it so much. So Now we will start. I customized this gadget in different flavors.
Checkout Collection of Conky.
Install Conky in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
Install by yourself in other distro's.
- sudo apt-get install conky conky-all
First of all Download Startup script with following commands:
Now open Startup Applications > click Add > New Dialog box will open click on Browse > Now (Press Ctrl+H) see following screenshot.
- wget -O .start-conky http://goo.gl/6RrEw
- chmod +x .start-conky
1: Gray Flavor
- wget -O conky-gray.zip http://goo.gl/yPjbe
- unzip conky-gray.zip && sudo rm conky-gray.zip
2: Light-Blue Flavor
To Install Light-Blue-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-light-blue.zip http://goo.gl/bIxk3
- unzip conky-light-blue.zip && sudo rm conky-light-blue.zip
3: Green Flavor
To Install Green-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-green.zip http://goo.gl/WlDxp
- unzip conky-green.zip && sudo rm conky-green.zip
4: Orange Flavor
To Install Orange-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-orange.zip http://goo.gl/yxTLa
- unzip conky-orange.zip && sudo rm conky-orange.zip
5: Red Flavor
To Install Red-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-red.zip http://goo.gl/rG3Sb
- unzip conky-red.zip && sudo rm conky-red.zip
6: Yellow Flavor (Request by User)
To Install Yellow-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-yellow.zip http://goo.gl/EsbI1
- unzip conky-yellow.zip && sudo rm conky-yellow.zip
7: Blue Flavor (Request by User)
To Install Blue-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-blue.zip http://goo.gl/kVe0q
- unzip conky-blue.zip && sudo rm conky-blue.zip
8: Black Flavor (Request by User)
To Install Black-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-black.zip http://goo.gl/ePI5s
- unzip conky-black.zip && sudo rm conky-black.zip
9: White Flavor (Request by User)
To Install White-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-white.zip http://goo.gl/D1ifr
- unzip conky-white.zip && sudo rm conky-white.zip
10: Black/White Flavor (Request by User)
To Install Black/White-Flavor open Terminal and enter following commands:
- wget -O conky-b-w.zip http://goo.gl/lUqLe
- unzip conky-b-w.zip && sudo rm conky-b-w.zip
>> Setup Weather:
First Go to This link: http://weather.noaa.gov , Here you will select your country and city than it will show current weather situation of your country. You will see code in red, just copy four word code.
Now enter following command in terminal, it will open file in text editor. Go to Line 61:
Paste the four word code before temperature word. See the following image
- sudo gedit ~/.conkyrc
Save and close.
That's it, Enjoy