JOHNNYG wrote:billhedrick wrote:hmmmm.... there was someone that got an answer, but I can't find it. How do you start conky (and keep it running whe I restart my machine) in 2.8?
Hmmm. yea I have seen that ! and 2h2ft2 had the answer! But I'll give it a go! open system preferances>startup applications> add>then add "conky" to "name" and "conky" to command! close. logout and back in! to stop conky open terminal and type "killall conky" should do it!
I believe this is what you're referring to
How to start it automatically every boot.
1. Create a file in your home folder named Start-Conky and add this to it
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#!/bin/bash
sleep 30
conky &
exit 0
Save and Close
then right click on it and select properties then the Permissions tab
Execute: (check the box to make it executable)
Go to
System > Preferences > Startup Applications
click on Add
Name: Conky
Command: (browse and select the Start-Conky file you created)
Comment: Whatever you want
Save then Close
That's it. It will start 30 seconds after boot. You can start it manually by double clicking on the Start-Conky file and selecting Run. It will start in 30 seconds.
The 30 second delay is so that everything is up and running before the script is invoked.