Simple conky system monitor configuration

By Leo Gaggl

June 9, 2013

Just a quick note on install and configuration of Conky.

Installation

sudo apt-get install conky conky-all hddtemp curl lm-sensors sudo chmod u+s /usr/sbin/hddtemp sudo sensors-detect

vim ~/.conkyrc

This is the content of my config file.

use_xft yes xftfont Ubuntu Condensed:size=9 xftalpha 0.8 override_utf8_locale yes update_interval 5.0 total_run_times 0 own_window yes own_window_transparent no own_window_argb_visual yes own_window_argb_value 155 own_window_colour 081100 own_window_type normal own_window_class conky-lgaggl own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager #background yes #out_to_console no double_buffer yes #max_user_text 32768 minimum_size 300 draw_shades no draw_outline no draw_borders no draw_graph_borders yes default_shade_color black default_outline_color white default_bar_size 150 5 default_gauge_size 20 20 imlib_cache_size 0 draw_shades no alignment middle_right gap_x 15 gap_y 15 border_inner_margin 10 no_buffers yes uppercase no cpu_avg_samples 2 override_utf8_locale no default_color ffffff color1 ffffff color2 cccccc color3 000000 color4 FFAA00

TEXT ${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Info ${color2}${hr 2}${font} ${color1}Date ${alignr}${color2}${time %a,}${color}${time %e %B %G} ${color1}Time ${alignr}${color}${time %T}

${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}System ${color2}${hr 2}${font} ${color1}Hostname ${alignr}${color}${nodename} ${color1}${sysname} ${alignr}${color}${kernel}-${machine} ${color1}CPU ${alignr}${color}${freq_g}GHz ${color1}Loadaverage ${alignr}${color}${loadavg 1} ${loadavg 2} ${loadavg 3} ${color1}Uptime ${alignr}${color}${uptime} ${color1}Cpu Temperature ${alignr}${color}${acpitemp}C

${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Processors ${color2}${hr 2}${font} ${color1}Core 1 ${alignr}${color}${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1} ${color1}Core 2 ${alignr}${color}${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2} ${color1}Core 3 ${alignr}${color}${cpu cpu3}% ${cpubar cpu3} ${color1}Core 4 ${alignr}${color}${cpu cpu4}% ${cpubar cpu4}


${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Memory ${color2}${hr 2}${font}  
${color1}Memory ${color}${alignr}${memeasyfree} / ${memmax}  
${color1}Currently ${color}${alignr}${memperc}% ${membar}

${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Filesystem ${color2}${hr 2}${font}
${color1}/ ${color}${alignc}${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} ${color}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /} %
${color}${fs_bar 5,300 /}


${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Networking ${color2}${hr 2}${font}  
${if\_existing /proc/net/route wlan0}${color1}Ip ${color}${alignr}${addr wlan0}  
${color1}AP ${color}${alignr}${wireless\_essid wlan0}  
${color1}Signal ${color}${alignr}${wireless\_link\_qual\_perc wlan0}${wireless\_link\_bar 10,100 wlan0}  
${color1}Download ${alignr}${color}${downspeed wlan0}${downspeedgraph wlan0 10,100}  
${color1}Upload ${alignr}${color}${upspeed wlan0}${upspeedgraph wlan0 10,100}  
${color1}Total Down/Up ${alignr}${color}${totaldown wlan0}${color1}/${color}${totalup wlan0}  
${else}${if\_existing /proc/net/route eth0}${color1}Ip ${color}${alignr}${addr eth0}  
${color1}Download ${alignr}${color}${downspeed eth0}${downspeedgraph eth0 10,100}  
${color1}Upload ${alignr}${color}${upspeed eth0}${upspeedgraph eth0 10,100}  
${color1}Total Down/Up ${alignr}${color}${totaldown eth0}${color1}/${color}${totalup eth0}${endif}${endif}

${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Weather ${color2}${hr 2}${font}
${color1}Temperature ${alignr}${color}${weather https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/ YPAD temperature} C
${color1}Humidity ${alignr}${color}${weather https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/ YPAD humidity} %
${color1}Weather ${alignr}${color}${weather https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/ YPAD weather}

 

```${font UbuntuBold:bold:size=11}${color4}Top Processes ${color2}${hr 2}${font}${color1}${top name 1} ${alignr}${color}${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}${color1}${top name 2} ${alignr}${color}${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}${color1}${top name 3} ${alignr}${color}${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}${color1}${top name 4} ${alignr}${color}${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}${color1}${top name 5} ${alignr}${color}${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}`

Note: if you want to use this config file you want to at least change the METAR code (YPAD in my case) with one closer to you – see http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/stations.txt.

Autostart config

vim ~/.config/autostart/conky.desktop

This is the content of my config file.

[Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=/usr/bin/conky Hidden=false NoDisplay=false X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true Name[en_AU]=Conky Name=Conky Comment[en_AU]=Conky System Monitor Comment=Conky System Monitor

Edits

2015-06-13: Update for Ubuntu 15.04 – startup location
2019-06-09: Update for Ubuntu 19.04 – weather data location

Installation

Autostart config

Edits

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