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Questions about Conky, the lightweight system monitor application.

From their website:

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky is licensed under the GPL and runs on Linux and BSD.

Conky is highly customizable. A typical look:

Screenshot

Documentation

Documentation for using Conky can be found on its website.

See also

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How to track the total network data in a month

I can see the data transferred (internet Download/Upload) in the current session from the System Monitor. But I want something that keeps track of all the data transferred and I can see how much data was used in a month or two. Preferably a GUI…
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How to detect processor correct temperature in conky

I am using conky&conkyforecast to have a nice widget containing some system information and weather data. But I can see that the temperature that conky shows is different than the one I get running in terminal sensors. Conky script…
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How to get conky to stay on the desktop

I have a conky setup that I've used on a number of desktops (here's the conkyrc). It works fine in Ubuntu Unity, XFCE, Gnome and Openbox, but not Lubuntu (LXDE). The problem is that I cannot get it to stay on the Lubuntu LXDE desktop reliably.…
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How do I get the model name of my processor?

I am making a conky config and I want to display the CPU model as one of the stats. For this, I need a command that outputs just the CPU name as a string, for example, "Intel Core i7 7700K". I think both /proc/cpuinfo and the output from lscpu have…
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Conky dual screen positioning

I'm using Conky on Ubuntu 17.10 to display system informations on my desktop. My computer has 2 monitors and I would like to move Conky to the 2nd one that is on the right, but I haven't found any informations on how I can perform that. Here is a…
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Ubuntu 16.04 Gnome Conky does not work right

I downloaded and installed Ubuntu gnome 16.04 and I installed icon and theme and much. Finally I installed conky-manager but it doesn't work correct like this.
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Conky transparency not working

I've recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 and since then conky has been acting up. This is what it looks after a while (specially if I use the option 'Show desktop' by draggin the mouse to a corner, as Ubuntu Tweak permits you to do): This is my…
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How to get conky work even in lock screen?

As the question goes, is there a way to get conky work even when is the system is locked?
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Is it possible for Conky to display Time in words and not in numbers?

I want to have Conky display the time using words and not numbers. What I want to do is more or less how the Pebble Watch looks (Red watch). Like in the image, even if only the time and not the date can be shown. Is this possible?
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strange conky background behavior

I have created a custom conky showing weather forecasts in 3 cities like this: But recently I've begun to see a strange behavior. After a few seconds, a white background a bit larger appears underneath like this: I've attempted to overcome this…
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conky transparent

I tried to fix a conky on my desktop but I have small problem in conky background color. I want to change the color background to transparent and I tried so many times and it doesn't fix. Here is a picture of what I have on desktop: and my conkyrc…
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Conky does not starting automatically after boot

In start up applications I already given a command to start Conky automatically after boot.But it does not starting after boot automatically.I have to manually start it every time.Please help.
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Setting up Conky on Ubuntu

I am surprised after seeing the features in the picture shown. After searching a little bit, I came to know that it is a conky theme. But now I also am not clear about it, and I don't know how to install it. Help me out!
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How to autostart conky in Xfce?

I want to autostart Conky in Ubuntu 12.04/Xfce. I tried to start this script with "automatic starting applications" in sessions options: sleep 6 conky But it does not work.
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How do I stop icons appearing on the desktop in a particular area?

When I download something to my desktop, or insert a CD or flash drive, the icon appears on my desktop. When I have conky running, the icon sometimes appears in the top right corner, underneath conky; where I can't see it. How do I stop this…
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