Spice Up Your Desktop With These Two Amazing Conky Scripts - Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13

In this tutorial we will see two amazing conky desklets that can render your desktop more attractive, but make sure you choose a wallpaper that fits with the design of each conky desklet. These conky scripts can run on many desktop environments such as Gnome Shell, Unity, Cinnamon, etc. If you haven't already installed Conky on Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13 or older, use the following commands from the terminal:

sudo apt-get install conky conky-all

1. Gotham Conky Mod

a.  Installation For Multi-core Processors

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

cd ~/ && wget -O gothma_conky.zip http://goo.gl/x2Gho

unzip -q gothma_conky.zip && cd gothma_conky

mkdir -p ~/.fonts

cp Antipasto.ttf ~/.fonts

You can start the script with this command:

conky -c ~/gothma_conky/conkyrc

b. Installation For Single Core Processors

Run these commands:

cd ~/ && wget -O gothma_conky_single.zip http://goo.gl/yVdci

unzip -q gothma_conky_single.zip && cd gothma_conky

mkdir -p ~/.fonts

cp Antipasto.ttf ~/.fonts

You can start the script with this command:

conky -c ~/gothma_conky/conkyrc

2. The Legend of Zelda Conky

You can install this desklet with these commands:

cd ~/ && wget -O conky-zelda.zip http://goo.gl/Los2A

unzip -q conky-zelda.zip && cd conky-zelda

mkdir -p ~/.fonts

cp Triforce.ttf ~/.fonts

mkdir -p ~/conky

cp rings-v1.2.1.lua ~/conky

To start the script, run this command:

conky -c ~/conky-zelda/.conkyrc

To kill all running Conky desklets, you can use this command:

killall conky

Conky Sources:

- Gotham Conky Mod
- The Legend of Zelda Conky

Slackware Linux 14.0 RC3

The third (and probably last) release candidate for Slackware Linux 14.0 is ready for testing: "This is Slackware 14.0 release candidate 3 and it is hopefully the last stop on our long road to a stable Slackware release soon. After hearing that the 3.4.x kernel series will have long-term support, I tested 3.4.9 hoping that it would prove stable enough to use that as the release kernel, but there are problems with an oops in clocksource.c every few boots. Given that the 3.2.x series has been very stable, it seems prudent to stick with that for release, and 3.2.28 is going to be the release kernel. So, one more round of testing." See the distribution's changelog for this announcement and notes about recent updates and several security corrections. Quick links to the unofficial weekly builds of Slackware "Current" dated 21 August: slackware-current-21_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,329MB, MD5), slackware64-current-21_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,284MB, MD5).

Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.08

Anke Boersma has announced the of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.08, a major new release incorporating the KDE 4.9.0 desktop: "The Chakra project team is proud to announce the first 'Claire' release; this codename will follow the KDE SC 4.9 series and will be dedicated to the memory of Claire Lotion. Claire 2012.08 is bringing some exciting new features, like the port of the excellent Pardus tool 'Kaptan' to Chakra named 'Kapudan', it will allow the user to easily make all kinds of selections on first boot into their newly installed system. We are also very proud to show the excellent work the Art team has done with the new 'Dharma' theme, which even carries over into the latest GRUB 2, which now has a graphical theme. A Simple Pacman update notifier named 'spun' was also added." Check out the release announcement if you need more details or if you'd like to see the distribution's new default look. Download (64-bit computer systems only): chakra-2012.08-Claire-x86_64.iso (1,576MB, MD5).