Conky Theme Flat Arc

A beautiful, minimalist conky theme with perfectly rounded edges that shows general computer stats as well as news. Window background and border are drawn using a Lua script and the cairo graphics library, everything else is pure conky.

Previews & hardware setups

I use conky on several devices with different hardware setups. Therefore I started to store each setup in their own folder which makes it easier for me when I wanna edit a specific setup.

Setup 1: Big Lilly

• OS: Linux Mint
• Windowing System: X11
• Desktop Environment: Cinnamon
• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K, 4x 4.00GHz, boxed
• GPU 1: Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
• GPU 2: AMD FirePro W5100, 4GB GDDR5, 4x DisplayPort

Setup 2: Little Tux

• Laptop: TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 AMD Gen10
• OS: TUXEDO OX
• Windowing System: Wayland
• Desktop Environment: GNOME (Ubuntu Desktop)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 w/ Radeon 880M (20)
• GPU 1: AMD ATI Radeon 880M / 890M
• GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Max-Q / Mobile

Setup 3: Furry Troll

• OS: Linux Mint
• Windowing System: X11
• Desktop Environment: Cinnamon
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (12) @ 4.200GHz
• GPU: ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060

Visual customization

Text color

To change the text color, edit the default color variable in .conkyrc. You can use either a color code in HEX format without the leading hash (e.g. 00FFFF instead of #00FFFF) or a HTML color name (e.g. GhostWhite):

default_color = 'GhostWhite',

Window border radius

Depending on your screen resolution, the border radius might look different on your screen. To adjust it, edit the following variable in .conky-<setup-name>-window.lua (e.g. .conky-big-lilly-window.lua):

local corner_radius_arc = 80;

Window border color and transparency

The window border color can be edited via the following variables in .conky-<setup-name>-window.lua. To get the color code in RGB 0-1 format you can use this color picker tool.

local border_col_r     = 1;
local border_col_g     = 1;
local border_col_b     = 1;
local border_col_alpha = 1;

Window background color and transparency

If you want to change the color of the window background to fit your wallpaper, you can edit the following variables in .conky-<setup-name>-window.lua — also in the RGB 0-1 format:

local bg_col_r     = 0;
local bg_col_g     = 0;
local bg_col_b     = 0;
local bg_col_alpha = 0;

Installation

1. If you don't already have it, install conky.

2. Download the files from the setup of your liking and place them into your home directory at \home\<your-user-name>.

3. To start/restart conky in the background, run:

   bash conky --daemonize --pause=1

   It should then always automatically update when you change and save the files.

   If it just disappears completely or if it starts a second instance on top of the original one, end all conky processes via the system monitor and start it manually via the app launcher or the command above.

   If you wanna add your own tweaks, it might be useful to run it first in debugging mode:

   bash conky --debug

Credits

Thanks to the author of the conky_grey theme! I've used it as a starting point and as a reference on how conky works together with a Lua script. It also pointed me to the graphics library cairo which is required for achieving perfectly round edges which are not weirdly "egg shaped".

Thanks to @dl-sl for the help researching the individual commands for the CPUs and GPUs!

The wallpapers used in the preview images:

• Little Tux: Martin Martz on Unsplash

• Big Lilly: and machines on Unsplash

• Furry Troll: Amandeep Nagi on Unsplash

Icon background: Vincent Maufay on Unsplash