conky-rings

A simple ring layout for Conky

Installation

1. Install Conky.
2. Install the Neuropol font (optional).
3. Copy conkyrc to ~/.conkyrc and rings.lua to ~/.lua/scripts/rings.lua.
4. Start Conky.

On Debian- and Ubuntu-based systems, you can run the following commands:

sudo apt install conky
git clone https://github.com/deeptoaster/conky-rings.git
ln -rs conky-rings/conkyrc ~/.conkyrc
mkdir -p ~/.lua/scripts
ln -rs conky-rings/rings.lua ~/.lua/scripts/rings.lua
conky --daemonize --pause=1

Configuration

Update the values under the config block in each file as appropriate.

conkyrc

• network_ethernet is the name of your Ethernet device (which you can obtain through ip link)
• network_wlan is the name of your Wi-Fi device (which you can obtain through ip link)

rings.lua

• bg_color and bg_alpha define the color of the background (unused or unoccupied) part of the ring.
• fg_color_override and fg_alpha define the color of the foreground (used or occupied) part of the ring. If fg_color_override is nil, four default colors are used, as shown in the screenshot above.
• network_ethernet is the name of your Ethernet device (which you can obtain through ip link)
• network_wlan is the name of your Wi-Fi device (which you can obtain through ip link)