Are there any ArcoLinux conkies that show Nvidia info

Are there any ArcoLinux conkies that show Nvidia info

We use the command 'pt' or catfish to search for the word 'nvidia' in our conkies folder. Then we copy/paste the conky and change anything we like.  'skel' is an alias some of us use. It will override the conkies from ArcoLinux but your own conkies. Renaming them is...

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Conky AC1-System-Bar-LUA explained

Conky AC1-System-Bar-LUA explained

Any conky with the word LUA in the name is going to rely on the language lua and the package we install standard conky-lua-archers. So this conky is not the regular conky - it is written in the language LUA. We see where the conky is and how it is started but the real...

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Rotate between conkies with a keyboard shortcut

Rotate between conkies with a keyboard shortcut

Use our new script am-rotate-conky to quickly change the conky to the one you fancy today. We have set the keyboard shortcut to  CTRL + ALT + Pagedown for the previous conky CTRL + ALT + Pageup for the next conky At the time of writing (Mid July 2019) only the...

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Theming ArcoLinux when a red wallpaper comes in

Theming ArcoLinux when a red wallpaper comes in

When a red wallpaper comes in, we start theming ArcoLinux all red.Conky logo is chosen.A new combination of icons is created. Use the inherit in your icon theme.A new theme is chosen.We explain the derivatives from Sardi. Just one icon did not change all red.Then we...

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New feature called Conky Toggle

New feature called Conky Toggle

Conky toggle does exactly what the name suggests.With this application (see menu ) you can either show or hide the conky or conkies of your choice.For our convenience we have made a keyboard shortcut for it.Super + cThe shortcut will work on Xfce and Openbox.Since it...

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How to autostart the conky in Xfce

How to autostart the conky in Xfce

Any application can be autostarted upon boot or you can decide NOT to autostart the applications, that are present there. Find "Session and Startup" in the menu. First we activate a conky to see that it is working. Then we show where you should add the conky to...

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How to personalize the AUR-Lazuli conky

How to personalize the AUR-Lazuli conky

After the article how to create AUR-Azuli and set its vnstat service we can now change the conky to our own preferences. We copy/paste the conky so that it will never be overwritten when you do skel and give it a unique name. We change :  use gpick to get some color...

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Everything you need to know about the conky AP-Weather

Everything you need to know about the conky AP-Weather

We show you what procedure I have in my head to change a conky and make it my own without it being overwritten IF I use the skel command on a later date. Rename the conky before you apply changes. We tell you why the conky will not display any weather information at...

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How to autostart any application on any Linux desktop

How to autostart any application on any Linux desktop

Many desktop environments give you a tool to set applications to autostart like xfce, cinnamon, mate, etc... but some of them do not like window tiling managers (often in the configs) or like Deepin. We may just not have found the application on Deepin but I am going...

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Working with Elegant and Eleganto conky

Working with Elegant and Eleganto conky

8 cores 4 cores 2 cores TIP If you do not have an 8 core computer and you want a working conky. First make a copy of the conky and rename it. An example Change the copy of Arco-Elegant.conkyrc to Arco-Elegant-4core.conkyrc. If you do a copy/paste of /etc/skel in the...

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How to make your conky smaller so it fits on your screen

How to make your conky smaller so it fits on your screen

If text and information is falling off from your screen, you have only two options. make the font smaller delete elements you do not want anyway There is also a tutorial about the size of the conky and the position of the conky. General conky info A conky will NEVER...

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How to change the position and size of a conky

How to change the position and size of a conky

Changing the size and position of a conky is possible. First you need to know what conky you want to change. Then choose an appropriate editor. We are on the look out for this code. --Placement alignment = 'middle_right', --Arch Duoscreen --gap_x = -1910, gap_x = 10,...

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How to download the latest conky’s

How to download the latest conky’s

Since 6.2.1 Archmerge conky's come in via a package. When you update your system with sudo pacman -Syu   or pksyua or reinstall it with sudo pacman -S arcolinux-conky-collection-git you will get the updates in. They will be saved  to this folder....

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Change the color of the conky Aur-ArcoLinux in xfce

Change the color of the conky Aur-ArcoLinux in xfce

Changing the color of a conky could not be easier with a tool like gpick.Here we start with the end-result to the fact that my webcam had been connected to a wrong usb and had no sound. Tip : change the webcam from usb to get the microphone to work We show...

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