[SOLVED] conky on x server startup

lapishater276 · 07-15-2014, 04:48 PM

I want conky to run when I start the x server on debian. how would I do this. I dont use the normal conky command, I have a file in a .conky folder that runs multiple conky windows. how would I autostart it?

coralfang · 07-15-2014, 05:20 PM

You could use:

~/.xprofile

Code:

sh ~/.conky/myscript.sh

...the commands in this file are run when X starts.

Or if you wanted it for just a particular window manager, you would add to it's own startup file.
eg;
fluxbox uses ~/.fluxbox/startup
openbox uses ~/.config/openbox/autostart

etc.

PS; you may also want to background the script with "&"
like so:

Code:

sh ~/.conky/myscript.sh &

otherwise X will get stuck.

Randicus Draco Albus · 07-15-2014, 05:27 PM

coralfang worded it better than I did.

lapishater276 · 07-15-2014, 07:54 PM

thank you for the answer