How to configure Conky on Linux Mint?

After understanding the meaning and function of Conky, then successfully installing Conky on Linux Mint, we will continue with how to configure the Conky application.

By default the Conky configuration file is in /etc/conky/conky.conf, we will open that file with the default text editor application, Xed, through root access. Here are the complete Conky configuration steps:

1. Open Terminal and type: sudo xed /etc/conky/conky.conf
2. delete the default configuration script from Conky, ctrl + A then delete
3. copy-paste the Conky configuration script below
   #system-info #mint19.3-21120 #inxi #zaldi #linuxvanbook.blogspot.com conky.config = { -- -- universal config for conky -- use_xft = true, font = 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=10', xftalpha = 0, update_interval = 60, total_run_times = 0, own_window = true, own_window_transparent = true, own_window_type = 'normal', own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager', own_window_colour = 'black', own_window_argb_visual = true, own_window_argb_value = 0, double_buffer = true, minimum_width = 360, maximum_width = 360, draw_shades = false, draw_outline = false, draw_borders = false, draw_graph_borders = false, default_color = 'white', default_shade_color = 'red', default_outline_color = 'green', alignment = 'bottom_right', gap_x = 25, gap_y = 35, no_buffers = true, uppercase = false, cpu_avg_samples = 2, net_avg_samples = 2, override_utf8_locale = true, use_spacer = 'none', }; conky.text = [[ ${image /media/Z-DATA/MAZTER/Linuxer/linuxmint-logo/linuxmint-logo-ring-symbolic.png -p 123,77} ###INFO### ${alignc}${font Pricedown:size=35}${color ffe082}$nodename${font} ${color slate grey}${hr 2} ${color}System: ${color2}${alignr}${execi 999999 cat /etc/issue.net} ${color}Kernel: ${color2}${alignr}${kernel} ${color}Init: ${color2}${alignr}${execi 999999 cat /proc/1/comm} ${color}DE: ${color2}${alignr}${execi 999999 inxi -S | grep Desktop | cut -d' ' -f13,14} ${color}Machine: ${color2}${alignr}${execi 999999 inxi -M | grep product | cut -d' ' -f9-11} ${color}User: ${font Pricedown:size=18}${color a6e22e}${alignr}${execi 999999 echo $USER}${font} ${color slate grey}${hr 2} ${color3}root: ${color}${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} (${fs_used_perc /}%) ${alignr}${color}${fs_bar 8,100 /} ${color3}home: ${color}${fs_used /home} of ${fs_size /home} (${fs_used_perc /home}%) ${alignr}${color}${fs_bar 8,100 /home} ]]; note:
   image /media/Z-DATA/MAZTER/Linuxer/linuxmint-logo/linuxmint-logo-ring-symbolic.png replaced with the image file directory on your machine
4. save and exit the Xed application, then type in Terminal: conky

Conky Linux Mint

Desktop Linux Mint with Conky Aplication

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Written using:
Host: zaldi-linuxmint
Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia
Kernel: 5.0.0-32-generic
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1
Player: Audacious 3.9
Browser: Chromium 87.0.4280.66

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