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| # Pause a little longer to maker certain the desktop is fully loaded | # Pause a little longer to maker certain the desktop is fully loaded | ||
| # Then start the desired conky | # Then start the desired conky | ||
| - | sleep 10 && conky -c ~/.conky/.conkyrc | + | sleep 10 && conky -c ~/.conky/conkyrc_sys |
| </file><code> | </file><code> | ||
| chmod +x ~/.conky/conkystart.sh # needed file permission to run this script | chmod +x ~/.conky/conkystart.sh # needed file permission to run this script | ||
| - | mv ~/.conkyrc ~/.conky/ # move existing .conkyrc file into the .conky directory | + | mv ~/.conkyrc ~/.conky/conkyrc_sys # move existing .conkyrc file into .conky directory |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | <note tip>**If the desired Conky configuration file does not exist yet**, then instead of using the above move command, that configuration should be saved as .conkyrc in the just created .conky directory. ( ~/.conky/.conkyrc )\\ \\ Note: A period ( . ) at the beginning of a file or directory name creates a **hidden** file or directory. To view those using a file manager, the "show hidden files" option must be selected.</note> | + | <note tip>**If the desired Conky configuration file does not exist yet**, then instead of using the above move command, that configuration should be saved as conkyrc_sys in the just created .conky directory. ( ~/.conky/conkyrc_sys )\\ \\ Note: A period ( . ) at the beginning of a file or directory name creates a **hidden** file or directory. To view those using a file manager, the "show hidden files" option must be selected.</note> |
| <note>Finally, update the Autostart list to use the above Conky startup script, to ensure that only one instance of the desired Conky will be running.</note> | <note>Finally, update the Autostart list to use the above Conky startup script, to ensure that only one instance of the desired Conky will be running.</note> | ||
| * "Applications Menu" >> "Settings Manager" >> "Session and Startup" >> the "Application Autostart" tab | * "Applications Menu" >> "Settings Manager" >> "Session and Startup" >> the "Application Autostart" tab | ||
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