And again, it’s Conky-time. After writing a small how-to and integrating Amrok 2 into this nice little piece of software, I decided to write yet another Conky post. This time about starting the programme automatically with each start of Ubuntu. This is done by creating a script, containing the following:

#!/bin/sh
sleep 25
conky

Name the script .conky_autostart and save it. To make it executable type chmod a+x .conky_autostart. That’s basically it. Now you can add this file to your Autostart and enjoy Conky every time you boot. The time value (25) can be reduced. I achieved best results with such a high number but others might be happy with 10 or even less. The value describes the delay with which Conky will start. If you use Beryl and encounter starting problems, increase the value until it works. Flickering during the use of Conky is a known issue and can be solved by editing your settings in the .conkrc file: double buffer = yes and own window = yes.