In this tutorial, we will help you install a nice Gmail conky script that will show on your desktop unread message count of your Gmail account. Here is a screenshot of it under Ubuntu:
1. Gmail-Conky Installation
Open the terminal and run these commands:
sudo apt-get install conky-all
cd /tmp
wget http://goo.gl/Mk9Ln -O gmail_conky.zip
unzip -q gmail_conky.zip
cd GmailConky
mkdir -p ~/.conky ~/.Gmail_Conky
cp gmail.py mail.png ~/.conky
cp conkyrcGmail ~/.Gmail_Conky
2. Adding Your Gmail Account
Edit the gmail.py file with this command:
gedit ~/.conky/gmail.py
For Linux Mint:
pluma ~/.conky/gmail.py
Add now your Gmail username and password, then save the file and exit:
3. Starting Gmail-Conky
You can now run the script with this command:
conky -c ~/.Gmail_Conky/conkyrcGmail
If you want to start it automatically, create a new file and add the following lines:
#!/bin/bash
sleep 15
conky -c ~/.Gmail_Conky/conkyrcGmail
Save your files and give it execution permission with this command:
chmod +x gmail-file-name
Finally, add it to "Startup Applications" to make it load after you login.
