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Old 05-06-2016, 04:00 PM   #1
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unable to get conky started linux mint


hello guys. I installed conky using this guide:
http://www.wikihow.com/Configure-Conky
however, I'm not able to get conky started. I tried starting from <alt>+F2 using conky command. Also, tried using just
Code:
conky
and
Code:
sudo conky
here are the errors I'm getting
Code:
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
tail: cannot open ‘/var/log/messages’ for reading: No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
tail: cannot open ‘/var/log/messages’ for reading: No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
tail: cannot open ‘/var/log/messages’ for reading: No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
Conky: statfs64 '/media/data': No such file or directory
any help appreciated
 
Old 05-06-2016, 05:17 PM   #2
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Delete the lines in .conkyrc that are throwing the messages. They are
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sdc1 NTFS (Data): ${fs_free_perc /media/data}% ${color FFFF33} ${fs_bar 6 /media/data}$color
and
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${color 339900}${execi 30 tail -n3 /var/log/messages | fold -w50}$color
As with most things, it's always better to start with the default configuration file, read the documents, understand the documents, and customize yourself rather than relying on someone else's configuration file.
 
Old 05-07-2016, 02:53 PM   #3
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still, conky very rarely just gives up on file not found errors - you should be seeing something on your screen!
also make sure gap_x and gap_y are adapted to your monitor size. has happened to me - the whole conky was actually pushed off screen.

also do not run conky with sudo.
 
  


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