Conky Manager, a graphical font-end for managing Conky configuration files, has been updated to version 1.2 yesterday, getting 4 new Conky configurations / themes, as well as some new options.
Changes in Conky Manager 1.2:
- new option to change the time format (12hr/24hr);
- new option to change the network interface (WiFi/LAN);
- new application icon;
- a "Show Desktop" button has been added to minimize other windows, to make it easier to see the changes you make to the selected Conky configuration;
- added option to import Conky theme pack.
Below you can see the new Conky configurations / themes added in the latest Conky Manager 1.2:
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| Conky LSD |
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| Conky MIUI |
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| Conky Seamod |
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| Conky Venti-Color (8 Core with Clock widget) |
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| Conky Venti-Color (Clock stats + Wifi widget) |
Even more Conky configurations
For more Conky configurations you can download the Deluxe Conky Pack by Jesse Avalos - to add the pack to Conky Manager (make sure you have installed the latest version), on the Options tab, select "Import Conky Manager Theme Pack" and select the downloaded "Deluxe_Conky_Theme_Pack.cmtp.7z".
You can see a quick demo of the Conky configurations / themes included in the Deluxe Conky Pack by watching the video below:
(direct video link)
Install Conky Manager in Ubuntu
To add the Conky Manager PPA and install the application in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install conky-managerIf you're not using Ubuntu, you can download the code from Launchpad.
For more info, see the Conky Manager page @ Teejeetech.
Report any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.
