Conky

Conky System Monitor Config

This is a custom Conky configuration to display system information in a minimal, organized way.
It shows date, time, OS, kernel, uptime, packages, updates (using Pacman), CPU, GPU, RAM, disk usage, network info, and running processes.

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📌 Requirements

• Conky must be installed.

📦 Installation

Arch Linux / Manjaro / EndeavourOS:

sudo pacman -S conky

Ubuntu / Debian:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install conky-all

Fedora:

sudo dnf install conky

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📁 Setup

1. Go to your user config folder:

   cd /home/user/.config

2. Create a conky directory if it does not exist:

   mkdir -p /home/user/.config/conky

3. Place your Conky config file(s) in /home/user/.config/conky/.
   Example:

   • conky.conf
   • conky-small.conf
   • conky-start.sh

4. Edit the config file to match your hardware:

   • CPU name
   • GPU name
   • Frequencies, core counts, etc.
   • Adjust any manual labels if needed

   ⚙️ The update count is based on pacman. If you use another package manager, edit the update command accordingly.

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▶️ Running Conky

Instead of running Conky manually, use the included conky-start.sh script:

./conky-start.sh &

To start Conky automatically on boot:

1. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x conky-start.sh

2. Add conky-start.sh to your desktop environment’s Startup Applications or Autostart folder.

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🎨 Customize

• Font size, color, and width can be adjusted directly in each .conf file.
• Tweak gap_x and gap_y to change placement on your screen.
• Change fonts and colors to match your desktop theme.

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📝 Notes

• The hardware info is manually labeled to avoid mismatches.
• For automatic detection, adjust the config to use hwmon or lmsensors directly.
• By default, this is set for Pacman-based systems. Change the update command for other package managers.