The desktop customization ecosystem is rife with cool utilities capable of transforming dull setups into slick environments. Rainmeter is one such tool, though its Windows-only restriction may sound ...

Using KDE Plasma Widgets is another fantastic way to display desktop widgets on your Ubuntu desktop. However, you need to install the KDE Plasma desktop environment. First, update and upgrade your ...

update_interval: How many seconds Conky waits before refreshing itself. Even a "1.0" value shouldn't affect performance too much on a modern system, but if you're not looking for real-time system ...

If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

Reader Dave, inspired by our posts on the Linux desktop tool Conky, keeps tasks, weather, and even Twitter replies on hand, along with a stylish clock. Here's how you can re-create and modify his ...

No matter how much you change your desktop background image and switch distro themes, staring at the same computer’s screen day in and day out can become humdrum. Conky can be used to decorate the ...

How to get Path-indicator Conky Here’s how you can add Path-indicator Conky to your Linux desktop. 1. Create folder .conky in your home folder. 2. Download Path-indicator Conky. 3. Save the file ...