u/dublea's Conky Config

This is a custom config I created for my laptop after I migrated from Windows 10 to Linux Mint 19.1. I had posted a screenshot of my desktop with my config and a got a few requests to share it.

NOTICE!

I do not own some of these images. If there is an issue, I will remove them immediatly, just contact me. This was intended for my personal use and I am only sharing so others can see how I set it up. I do have planes to replace them and it will be noted in the To-Do list.

System Specs this was designed for

• Conky 1.10.8
• OS: Mint 19.1 tessa
• Resolution: 3840x2160
• Screen Size: 15.6"
• DE: Cinnamon 4.0.10
• NVidia GPU
• WLAN Connection

Fonts Used

• ubuntu
• DejaVu Sans Mono (but any Mono should do)

Execute Command Dependencies

• sensors for CPU Temps

• nvidia-smi for GPU

• hddtemp

  • This typically has to be ran with sudo. To run without sudo run the following:

  sudo chmod u+s /usr/sbin/hddtemp

Install

Place contents into ~/.config/conky

Run conky -c ~/.config/conky/conky.conf to start it up.

Modify the conky.conf file while it is running as it will refresh when you save the file. This will allow you to modify it and verify it working on your system.

For automatically starting with logging in, create ~/.config/autostart/conky.desktop filw with the following:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=conky -c /home/dublea/.config/conky/conky.conf
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name=conky
Comment=

To-Do

1. Replace OS logo with ASCII logo pulled through exec objects -- In Progress
2. Replace Intel icon with CPU object\font
3. Replace NVIDIA icon with GPU object\font
4. Add if_up - endif objects for existing network to hide when not connected
5. Add LAN connection to display when hard wired also leveraging if_up | endif objects
6. Add if_mounted - endif objects for Network Storage boxes to hide when not at home
7. Create install.sh
8. Add boxes for USB\Removal Media with if_mounted - endif objects
9. Auto add Storage box devices and objects
10. Create Second Config: conky2.conf
    • Calendar
    • Weather
    • To-Do list (linked to Google or other)
    • netstat \ firewall stats
    • Fill with other (quote\joke\image of the day; rss feed; reddit feed)
11. Add AMD Support (would require testers)