How To Properly Install Conky (Ubuntu 12.04)?

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I've install Conky, but it doesn't show right (transarent, on the right side of the screen).

Instead I get this:

I've never used Conky. But from what I've seen, it seems that Conky manager would be the easiest
way to configure it.

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THIS THREAD WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ANSWERED IN A PROPER FASHION, WITH HELP FOR THE USER WHO WAS REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT RESOLVING THEIR CONKY PROBLEM, HOWER IT WILL SIMPLY NOT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAPTCHA COPES THAT THIS WEBSITE SUBJECTS IT'S USERS TO PREVENTS MY POST FROM POSTING.

WP ADMIN TEAM, RESOLVE THIS ISSUE EXPEDIENTLY BY EITHER EDITING CAPTCHA SETTINGS, OR DISPENSING WITH THEM ALTOGETHER.

--THE ABOVE TEXT VOMIT THAT OPENS THIS POST WAS GOING TO BE THE COPIED AND PASTED REPLY TO THE PERSON WHO STARTED THIS THREAD BUT IT IS NOT, IT IS IN FACT THAT CAPTCHA VERIFICATION THAT THE THE PERSON WHO IS POSTING THIS IS IN FACT A WP MEMBER FOR OVER TEN YEARS, AND NOT A SPAMBOT.

FIX YOUR CAPTCHAS AT ONCE!! !

Now onto the Conky settings:

What you have is the default Conky Display. you will have to go to /home/(Your Username)/ and look for the .conkyrc file. either edit it to your heart's content, or save the default conky as something like conkyrc_1 and replace with another conky file, that you chane the name to .conkyrc

FWIW, you might like the one that I use, but be forwarned that the font that I use with it is Isocteur, which you may not have installed on your system, --it will default to a san serif font. Copy it into your text editor, and save as .conkyrc

Here's mine:

######################
# - Conky settings - #
######################
update_interval 2
total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2

imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes

format_human_readable

#####################
# - Text settings - #
#####################
use_xft yes
xftfont ISOCPEUR:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 2048

#############################
# - Window specifications - #
#############################
own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_argb_ yes
own_window_argb_value 150
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

alignment top_right
gap_y 30
gap_x 10
border_inner_margin 8

minimum_size 180 500
maximum_width 180
maximum_height 560

default_bar_size 92 6

#########################
# - Graphics settings - #
#########################
draw_shades no
default_shade_color 000000
default_color FFFFFF

TEXT
${font ISOCPEUR:style=Bold:size=15}SYSTEM $stippled_hr${font}
##############
# - SYSTEM - #
##############
${voffset 6}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=20}B${font}${goto 40}${voffset -15}Kernel: ${alignr}${kernel}
${goto 40}Uptime: ${alignr}${uptime}
# |--UPDATES
${goto 40}Updates: ${alignr}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${execi 10800 pacman -Qu | wc -l}${font} Packages
# |--CPU
${voffset 6}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}CPU${font}${offset -20}${voffset 10}${cpubar cpu0 4,18}
${voffset -23}${goto 40}Core 1: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${cpu cpu1}%${font} ${alignr}${cpubar cpu1 7,70 EEEEEE}
${voffset 1}${goto 40}Core 2: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${cpu cpu2}%${font} ${alignr}${cpubar cpu2 7,70 EEEEEE}
#${voffset 1}${goto 40}Core 3: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${cpu cpu3}%${font} ${alignr}${cpubar cpu3 7,70 EEEEEE}
#${voffset 1}${goto 40}Core 4: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${cpu cpu4}%${font} ${alignr}${cpubar cpu4 7,70 EEEEEE}
# |--MEM
${voffset 6}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}RAM${font}${goto 40}RAM: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}$memperc%${font}
${voffset 6}${offset 1}${voffset -8}${membar 4,18}${voffset 4}${goto 40}${voffset -2}Free: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${memeasyfree}${font} ${goto 110}Used: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${mem}${font}
# |--SWAP
${voffset 5}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}SWP${font}${goto 40}Swap: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${swapperc}%${font}
${voffset 4}${offset 1}${voffset -7}${swapbar 4,18}${voffset 4}${goto 40}Free: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}$swapmax${font} ${goto 110}Used: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}$swap${font}
# |--PROC
${voffset 4}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}TOP${font}${voffset 0}${goto 126}CPU${alignr}RAM
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 1}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold :size=9} ${goto 120}${top cpu 1}${alignr }${top mem 1}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 2}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9} ${goto 120}${top cpu 2}${alignr }${top mem 2}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 3}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9} ${goto 120}${top cpu 3}${alignr }${top mem 3}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 4}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 4}${alignr }${top mem 4}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 5}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 5}${alignr }${top mem 5}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 6}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 6}${alignr }${top mem 6}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 7}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 7}${alignr }${top mem 7}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 8}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 8}${alignr }${top mem 8}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 9}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 9}${alignr }${top mem 9}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 40}${top name 10}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8} ${goto 120}${top cpu 10}${alignr }${top mem 10}${font}
#############
# - CLOCK - #
#############
${voffset 6}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold Italic:size=10}DATE $stippled_hr${font}
${font ISOCPEUR:size=25}${alignc}${time %I:%M}${font}
${alignc}${time %d %B %Y}
###############
# - NETWORK - #
###############
${voffset 4}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=10}NETWORK $stippled_hr${font}
${voffset 4}${goto 20}Upload: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${upspeed wlan0}${font} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph wlan0 8,50 EEEEEE}
${goto 20}Overall: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${totalup eth0}${font}
${voffset 4}${goto 20}Download: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${downspeed wlan0}${font} ${alignr}${downspeedgraph wlan0 8,50 EEEEEE}
${goto 20}Overall: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${totaldown wlan0}${font}
${voffset 4}${goto 20}Local IP: ${alignr}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${addr wlan0}${font}
${goto 20}Public IP: ${alignr}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${execi 10800 ~/.public_ip}${font}
##########
# - HD - #
##########
${voffset 4}${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=10}HD $stippled_hr${font}
# |--HD default
${voffset 4}${goto 20}Root: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_used_perc /}%${font}${goto 100}${alignr}${fs_bar 6,68 /}
${offset 7}Free: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_free /}${font} ${alignr 1}Used: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_used /}${font}
${voffset 4}${goto 20}Home: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_used_perc /home}%${font}${goto 100}${alignr}${fs_bar 6,68 /home}
${offset 7}Free: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_free /home}${font} ${alignr 1}Used: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=9}${fs_used /home}${font}
# |--HDTEMP1
${voffset 7}${goto 20}${voffset -4}Temperature: ${font Isocpeur:style=Bold:size=8}${execi 120 sudo hddtemp /dev/sda -n --unit=F}°C${font}${alignr}/dev/sda