Conky
Conky is a highly configurable, rather complex system monitor that is light on system resources and can give you information about nearly anything. The downside is that you need to learn how to configure it. Simply installing Conky from the software repositories only gets you started. However, for those who want specific information displayed on our desktop at all times, it is invaluable and well worth the time it takes to figure it out. We give an example here, but to truly appreciate the power, flexibility, and possibilities of Conky, visit http://conkyhardcore.com/ and this long-running thread on the Ubuntu Forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281865.
Conky uses text files for configuration and is often started using a short ...
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