rainmeter equivalent on linux?

[techswede]

Hello LTT forum members. I've got a question.

I recently switched to fedora on my trusty G62 laptop.

 

Does anybody know of any Rainmeter like programs for linux?

 

Preferably one with the same amount/more customization options.

I have googled this and found conky but i thought i'd see if you have any other suggestions.

 

And since im still learning i'd like some tips about how to install general programs in a simple manner.

I followed a guide that showed me how to use the Sudo yum install "program name" command in the terminal.

But that did not seem to work with conky

 

 

Any help will be appreciated

[ohJey]

conky is the best as far as I know

yes I read your post, you should learn how to install and use it

[techswede]

Right.. so i just spent two whole self study lessons on getting conky to sort of work. I'll upload a screenshot of the problem when i get home. The text

Doesn't go away and the new text appears on top of it. Making it unreadable..

[xAcid9]

Definitely conky.

[techswede]

Right so here's the problem i have right now.

As you can probably see. some of the text has just become a mess.. And that's because the old text doesn't go away....

 

Here's the conkyrc files contents

background no
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
update_interval 10.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer no
minimum_size 215 5
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color black
alignment top_right
gap_x 8
gap_y 32
no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
uppercase yes

TEXT
$stippled_hr
$nodename - $sysname $kernel ($machine)
$stippled_hr

Kernel: $alignr $kernel
Uptime: $alignr $uptime

$stippled_hr
SYSTEM
$stippled_hr

CPU1: ${alignr} ${cpu cpu1}%
CPU2: ${alignr} ${cpu cpu2}%
${cpugraph 20}
Load: $alignr $loadavg

Processes: $alignr $processes
Running: $alignr $running_processes

RAM: $alignr $mem/$memmax
${membar 3}
Swap: $alignr $swap / $swapmax
${swapbar 3}

$stippled_hr
TOP
$stippled_hr


Name $alignr PID CPU% MEM%
${color #ddaa00} ${top name 1} $alignr ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}$color
${top name 2} $alignr ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} $alignr ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}

Mem usage$color
${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1} $alignr ${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}$color
${top_mem name 2} $alignr ${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2}
${top_mem name 3} $alignr ${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3}

$stippled_hr
Temp
$stippled_hr

${color #ddaa00} CPU: ${alignr}${acpitemp}C$color
GPU: $alignr ${execi 30 nvidia-settings -q [gpu:0]/GPUCoreTemp | grep '):' | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/\.//'}C

$stippled_hr
HDD
$stippled_hr

I/O:

Write: $alignr $diskio_write
${diskiograph_write 20}
Read: $alignr $diskio_read
${diskiograph_read 20}

ROOT: $alignr ${fs_free /} / ${fs_size /}
${fs_bar 3 /}

HOME: $alignr ${fs_free /home} / ${fs_size /home}
${fs_bar 3 /home}
HDD1: $alignr ${fs_free /media/HDD1} / ${fs_size /media/HDD1}
${fs_bar 3 /media/HDD1}
HDD2: $alignr ${fs_free /media/HDD2} / ${fs_size /media/HDD2}
${fs_bar 3 /media/HDD2}

$stippled_hr
Network
$stippled_hr

Down:
${color #ddaa00} Speed: $alignr ${downspeed eth0} k/s$color
Tot: $alignr ${totaldown eth0}

${downspeedgraph eth0 20} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 20}

Up:
${color #ddaa00} Speed: $alignr ${upspeed eth0} k/s$color
Tot: $alignr ${totalup eth0}

${upspeedgraph eth0 20} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 20}

[xAcid9]

How many instances of Conky did you ran? Care to check TOP/HTOP?

[techswede]

How many instances of Conky did you ran? Care to check TOP/HTOP?

Htop is showing it twice even though i only start it once. 

[techswede]

It got much better when i changed

background no

xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
update_interval 10.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer no
minimum_size 215 5
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color black
alignment top_right
gap_x 8
gap_y 32
no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
uppercase yes

 

to

 

xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
own_window_transparent yes
Use_spacer_right
use_xft yes
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 215 6
maximum_width 300
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color black
default_shade_color white
alignment top_right
gap_x 6
gap_y 25
no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
uppercase yes

background yes

 

 

But it still happens from time to time.

[davidvu396]

Conky FTW

[techswede]

Conky FTW

Now that it's working it's really nice 

[xAcid9]

Now that it's working it's really nice 

 

Did you managed to fix it?

[techswede]

Did you managed to fix it?

Yup. The Conkyrc file just needed a bit of work^^