Sunday, January 27, 2013

Install Basic-conky in Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian/Fedora/Other




Conky is free widget for Linux, It can display any information whatever you want to show on your desktop. This conky gadget has no name, So NoobsLab just gave name Basic-conky. Basic-Conky was available for some environments but NoobsLab provides after modification for all Linux desktops like (Gnome Shell, Unity, Cinnamon, Gnome Classic, Mate, and others). Basic-conky shows CPU usage, Memory usage, HDD usage, Net Up/Down Speed and Network details, CPU up-time  Linux kernel and version, Day, Date, Time. You can check other conky widgets collection for Linux desktop to make desktop nice.

basic conky

Install Conky in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
  • sudo apt-get install conky conky-all
Install by yourself in other distro's.

First of all Download Startup script with following commands:
  • wget -O .start-conky http://goo.gl/6RrEw
  • chmod +x .start-conky
Now open Startup Applications > click Add  > New Dialog box will open click on Browse > Now (Press Ctrl+H) see following screenshot.
conky startup

1: Basic-Conky for Ethernet
basic conky

>> For Unity, Gnome Classic, Mate, and Others
To install Basic-Conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
  • wget -O basic-conky-eth-u.zip http://goo.gl/n0Jlg
  • unzip basic-conky-eth-u.zip
  • sudo rm basic-conky-eth-u.zip
>> For Gnome Shell, Cinnamon
To install Basic-Conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
  • wget -O basic-conky-eth-gs.zip http://goo.gl/hOKZk
  • unzip basic-conky-eth-gs.zip
  • sudo rm basic-conky-eth-gs.zip

2: Basic-Conky for WiFi
basic conky

>> For Unity, Gnome Classic, Mate, and Others
To install Basic-Conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
  • wget -O basic-conky-wlan-u.zip http://goo.gl/elD4z
  • unzip basic-conky-wlan-u.zip
  • sudo rm basic-conky-wlan-u.zip
>> For Gnome Shell, Cinnamon
To install Basic-Conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
  • wget -O basic-conky-wlan-gs.zip http://goo.gl/2py72
  • unzip basic-conky-wlan-gs.zip
  • sudo rm basic-conky-wlan-gs.zip
That's it.

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