conky script not found

Hasan5599 · 01-28-2015, 09:52 PM

guys help me plz............

i have install conky in my kali linux by using this command.

sudo apt-get install conky
sudo apt-get install conky-all

every thing is working fine but i wanted to change my default conky script so i used these command ..

leafpad ~/.conkyrc

to open my default conky script page but it open only blank page ...where is my default conky script page i can not find it?????

how can i find my deafult conky script page........... thanks

Head_on_a_Stick · 01-29-2015, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasan5599

where is my default conky script page

The default config is in /etc/conky/conky.conf

It's probably better to use:

Code:

cp /etc/conky/conky.conf ~/.conkyrc

and modify that file, rather than change the original.

Habitual · 01-29-2015, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

The default config is in /etc/conky/conky.conf

It's probably better to use:

Code:

cp /etc/conky/conky.conf ~/.conkyrc

and modify that file, rather than change the original.

+1 and then call it using

Code:

conky -c ~/.conkyrc

after you've made your changes to ~/.conkyrc
Using

Code:

conky

alone will use /etc/conky/conky.conf and NOT your local file ~/.conkyrc

both packages are unnecessary. I'd remove conky and keep conky-all

Head_on_a_Stick · 01-29-2015, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

Using

Code:

conky

alone will use /etc/conky/conky.conf and NOT your local file ~/.conkyrc

Conky will only source /etc/conky/conky.conf if there is no ~/.conkyrc present.

Once ~/.conkyrc is present, no additional flag is needed to source that file.

Habitual · 01-29-2015, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

Conky will only source /etc/conky/conky.conf if there is no ~/.conkyrc present.

Once ~/.conkyrc is present, no additional flag is needed to source that file.

Good to know.
That must be "new". I've beat conky to death years back and I don't remember that behavior.

Thanks.