Conky on Raspberry Pi

[NORD]

I learned how to do this from a youtube video and a website really cool .

sudo apt-get install conky -y

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[TheProf]

I dont have a Raspberry Pi, but I have setup Conky in the past. Good post, would definitely give it a try if I end up with a Raspberry Pi.

 

[NORD]

Manipulation of the colors was easy enough.
Finding that this Raspberry pi OS on a Linux kernel is probably the easiest platform to work with.

 

[craigevil]

Conky on my pi400

 

[craigevil]

it looks better on the desktop:

 

[Mike13Foxtrot]

I found MX Linux to be the best for running Conky. 1 HP laptop with Mint runs it. 1 Dual boot Win10 / Mint does not. Peppermint Linux Laptop don't like it.

Don't really need it at the moment on Pi's. 1 PiZero running MotioneyeOS cam on my driveway.
1 Pi 3B+ running ModBros. I 3A running Modbros another PC. 1 3A Running Virtualhere USB cam on my front door instead of Ring or such. 1 3B+ In a Tower speaker running Volumio.

 

[NORD]

I keep changing backgrounds and color schemes lol

 

[NORD]

it looks better on the desktop:

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What version of Linux is this?

 

[KGIII]

What version of Linux is this?

Their Conky output indicates that they're using "Debian Unstable".

 

[NORD]

Hmm... why use unstable when the Oem software is Debian and stable ? lol

 

[KGIII]

Unstable is a bit of a misnomer. It's reasonably stable - but it has newer software in it, before the software makes its way to the stable build.

 

[craigevil]

Hmm... why use unstable when the Oem software is Debian and stable ? lol

Because I like newer packages. Shiny.
Distro: Raspberry Pi OS base: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid

cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

inxi -r

Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           1: deb https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
           2: deb https://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
           3: deb https://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd buildd-unstable main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list 
           1: deb [arch=arm64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list 
           1: deb https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ buster main
           2: deb https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ bullseye main