While you can definitely write your own config from scratch, it’s usually easier to install a theme you like and then modify it over time. To know about all the inbuilt settings and variables in a precise manner, visit Conky Variable documentation and Conky Settings documentation. The second part starts after the line that says TEXT and it controls the actual content that is rendered on the screen i.e time, CPU temperature, kernel version, weather. how often it updates, alignment, colors, gaps, borders, etc. The first part controls how conky acts, i.e.
To run conky from a custom config file, you can use the -c flag shown belowĮvery conky config file has two parts. Now every time you run conky, it will source config from conkyrc instead of the default nf file. conkyrc file in ~/ using the following command, The config file by default is /etc/conky/nf The configuration parameters can be foud here: Conky-settings Manual adaptation of Conky can be done by editing the config file ~/.concyrc And set both own_window_argb_visual yes and own_window_argb_value 0 to enable transparent background. When file opens, use own_window_type desktop to remove window header bar and border if any. Users may also click on the ‘ pencil ‘ icon to edit widget in config file. By clicking on the ‘ spanner ‘ icon will open the widget settings, allows to change its position, transparent, size and more. Click on the ‘ triangle ‘ icon will start the selected widget or theme.Ĭonky widget may not well displayed by default. When the app opens, choose a widget or theme will show the preview in the bottom. Once installed, search for and launch Conky Manager app from the activities overview screen (or from start menu depends on your DE).
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