Over a Year ago, I created a Conky configuration file for the Raspberry Pi. I final got around to tailoring it for my desktop Linux box. You find both version on GitHub. Screen shot is at the bottom.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # .conkyrc - derived from various examples across the 'net # Designed to support a 4 core processer running Ubunutu # # You can restart conky by running # killall -SIGUSR1 conky # # --------------------------------------------------------------------- # # -------------------- Conky's Run Time Parameters -------------------- # update_interval 2.0 # Conky update interval in seconds total_run_times 0 # Number of updates before quitting. Set to zero to run forever. no_buffers yes # Subtract file system buffers from used memory? cpu_avg_samples 2 # Number of cpu samples to average. Set to 1 to disable averaging net_avg_samples 2 # Number of net samples to average. Set to 1 to disable averaging # -------------------- Conky's General Look & Feel -------------------- # # --- defualt values --- # default_color grey # Default color and border color default_bar_size 0 6 # Specify a default width and height for bars. default_gauge_size 25 25 # Specify a default width and height for gauges. default_graph_size 0 25 # Specify a default width and height for graphs. default_outline_color green # Default border and text outline color default_shade_color yellow # Default border and text shading color # --- predefined colors - http://www.kgym.jp/freesoft/xrgb.html --- # color0 FFFFFF # white color1 FFA500 # orange color2 B22222 # firebrick color3 696969 # dim gray color4 D3D3D3 # light gray color5 2F4F4F # dark slate gray color6 FFEC8B # light golden rod color7 54FF9F # sea green color8 FF8C69 # salmon color9 FFE7BA # wheat # --- window layout & options --- # own_window yes # Conky creates its own window instead of using desktop own_window_type normal # If own_window is yes, use type normal, desktop, or override own_window_transparent yes # Use pseudo transparency with own_window? own_window_colour blue # If own_window_transparent is no, set the background colour double_buffer yes # Use double buffering (reduces flicker) use_spacer right # Adds spaces to stop object from moving maximum_width 600 # Maximum width of window in pixels own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager # --- window placment --- # alignment top_right # window placement can be top_right, top_left, bottom_left, bottom_right # --- borders, margins, and outlines --- # draw_graph_borders yes # Do you want to draw borders around graphs border_inner_margin 9 # Window's inner border margin (in pixels) border_outer_margin 5 # Window's outer border margin (in pixels) gap_x 10 # Gap between borders of screen and text (on x-axis) gap_y 40 # Gap between borders of screen and text (on y-axis) border_width 10 # Window's border width (in pixels) # --- Text --- # draw_outline no # Do you want ot draw outlines draw_shades no # Do you want to draw shades draw_borders no # Do you want to draw borders around text uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase use_xft yes # use the X FreeType interface library (anti-aliased font) xftfont Monospace:size=8:weight=bold # Xft font to be used # -------------------- Conky's Displayed System Monitoring Parameters -------------------- # TEXT # General system information ${color1}SYSTEM INFORMATION ${hr 2}$color ${color0}System: $color$nodename ${alignr}${color0}Uptime: $color$uptime ${color0}Kernel: $color$kernel${alignr}${color0}Arch: $color$machine ${color0}Distribution: $color${execi 99999 lsb_release --description | awk '{ print $2" "$3 }'} ${color0}CPU Type: $color${execi 99999 grep 'model name' /proc/cpuinfo | awk '{ print $6 }' | sed '2,$d'} / ${execi 99999 grep 'model name' /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l} Cores ${color0}CPU Speed: $color${freq 0} MHz Current / ${execi 99999 grep 'model name' /proc/cpuinfo | awk '{ print $9 }' | sed '2,$d'} Max ${color0}Processor Temperature: $color${acpitemp}°C #${color0}MAC Address (eth0): $color${execi 99999 cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address } #${color0}MAC Address (eth1): $color${execi 99999 cat /sys/class/net/eth1/address } #${color0}MAC Address (wlan0): $color${execi 99999 cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address } # CPU information ${color1}CPU ${hr 2}$color ${color0}CPU Usage:$color ${cpu cpu0}% ${color7}${cpubar cpu0} ${cpugraph cpu0 0000ff 00ff00}$color ${color0}Core 1:$color ${freq 1} MHz ${cpu cpu1}% ${color5}${cpubar cpu1}$color ${color0}Core 2:$color ${freq 2} MHz ${cpu cpu2}% ${color5}${cpubar cpu2}$color ${color0}Core 3:$color ${freq 3} MHz ${cpu cpu3}% ${color5}${cpubar cpu3}$color ${color0}Core 4:$color ${freq 4} MHz ${cpu cpu4}% ${color5}${cpubar cpu4}$color # Top running processes ${color1}TOP 5 PROCESSES ${hr 2}$color ${color0}Processes:$color $processes ${color0}Running:$color $running_processes ${color0}Threads:$color $threads ${color0}Running:$color $running_threads ${stippled_hr 2} ${color0}CPU Usage$color ${color3} NAME PID CPU % MEM$color ${color2} ${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}$color ${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2} ${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3} ${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4} ${top name 5} ${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5} ${stippled_hr 2} ${color0}Mem Usage$color ${color3} NAME PID CPU % MEM$color ${color2} ${top_mem name 1} ${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}$color ${top_mem name 2} ${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2} ${top_mem name 3} ${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3} ${top_mem name 4} ${top_mem pid 4} ${top_mem cpu 4} ${top_mem mem 4} ${top_mem name 5} ${top_mem pid 5} ${top_mem cpu 5} ${top_mem mem 5} # Memory and swap space untilization ${color1}MEMORY & SWAP ${hr 2}$color ${color0}RAM Usage: ${color}$mem / $memmax $memperc% ${color6}${membar}$color ${color0}Swap Usage: ${color}$swap / $swapmax $swapperc% ${color6}${swapbar}$color # File System utilization ${color1}FILE SYSTEM ${hr 2}$color ${color0}root:$color ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} ${fs_used_perc /}% ${color8}${fs_bar /}$color ${color0}boot:$color ${fs_used /boot} / ${fs_size /boot} ${fs_used_perc /boot}% ${color8}${fs_bar /boot}$color ${color0}home:$color ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} ${fs_used_perc /home}% ${color8}${fs_bar /home}$color ${color0}backup:$color ${fs_used /mnt/backup} / ${fs_size /mnt/backup} ${fs_used_perc /mnt/backup}% ${color8}${fs_bar /mnt/backup}$color # Hard Drive Utilization ${color1}HARD DRIVE I/O ${hr 2}$color ${color0}Device:$color /dev/sda ${color0}Reads: $color${diskio_read /dev/sda}/s${alignr}${color0}Writes: $color${diskio_write /dev/sda}/s ${color8}${diskiograph_read /dev/sda 20,100 33FF00 FF3333 scale -t}$color${alignr}${color8}${diskiograph_write /dev/sda 20,100 33FF00 FF3333 scale -t}$color ${color0}Device:$color /dev/md0 ${color0}Reads: $color${diskio_read /dev/md0}/s${alignr}${color0}Writes: $color${diskio_write /dev/md0}/s ${color8}${diskiograph_read /dev/md0 20,100 33FF00 FF3333 scale -t}$color${alignr}${color8}${diskiograph_write /dev/md0 20,100 33FF00 FF3333 scale -t}$color # Ethernet utilization ${color1}NETWORKING ${hr 2}$color ${color0}Wired (${addr eth0}) ${color0}Down:$color ${downspeed eth0}/s ${alignr}${color0}Up:$color ${upspeed eth0}/s ${color0}Total:$color ${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}${color0}Total: $color${totalup eth0} ${color0}${downspeedgraph eth0 25,120 000000 00ff00} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 25,120 000000 ff0000}$color ${stippled_hr 2} ${color0}Wireless (${addr wlan0}) ${color0}Down:$color ${downspeed wlan0}/s ${alignr}${color0}Up:$color ${upspeed wlan0}/s ${color0}Total:$color ${totaldown wlan0} ${alignr}${color0}Total: $color${totalup wlan0} ${color0}${downspeedgraph wlan0 25,120 000000 00ff00} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph wlan0 25,120 000000 ff0000}$color # Print the tail of the Linux system log ${color1}LOG FILES ${hr 2}$color ${color0}SysLog Messages$color ${color4}${font Arial:size=7}${execi 30 tail -n3 /var/log/syslog | fold -w50}$color$font
Screen shot is below with Corky instance on the right side: