Box Conky For Ubuntu/ Linux Mint

Box Conky For Ubuntu/ Linux Mint

Install Box conky in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/11.04/Debian/Any Ubuntu Version/Any Linux Mint 15/14/13 and Ubuntu drivatives

We have conky collection with easy installation to make Linux awesome. Box conky was only available for some environments but after some modification NoobsLab is providing for all desktop environments (Unity, Gnome Shell, Mate, Gnome Classic, Cinnamon and others). Box conky shows Analog Clock, CPU usage, memory usage, Disk usage, trash usage, System info: kernel version, CPU up-time and date.

Installation methods: wget method or PPA method

1) wget Installation Method (Works with all Linux Distributions):

Install Conky in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get install conky conky-all




First of all Download Startup script with following commands:

Terminal Commands:
cd && wget -O .start-conky http://goo.gl/6RrEw
chmod +x .start-conky




Now open Startup Applications > click Add  > New Dialog box will open click on Browse > Now (Press Ctrl+H) see following screenshot.

Box Conky for (Unity, Gnome Classic, Mate, and Others)

To install Box conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:


Terminal Commands:
cd && wget -O box-noobslab-u.zip http://goo.gl/tO9NS
unzip box-noobslab-u.zip && rm box-noobslab-u.zip

Box Conky for (Gnome Shell, Cinnamon)

To install Box conky in Ubuntu/Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:

cd && wget -O box-noobslab-gs.zip http://goo.gl/rLrJzunzip box-noobslab-gs.zip && rm box-noobslab-gs.zip

2) PPA Installation Method:

To install Box conky in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/Mint 15/14/13/and related Ubuntu derivatives open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:

sudo apt-get install conky conky-allsudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/noobslab-conkysudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install box-conky

After installation logout and login back then must open "conky setup" from menu and setup your conky by following instructions then again logout and login back.

Note for Debian: In order to add PPA first you need to install package python-software-properties.

To install Box conky in Older Ubuntu/Mint/Debian/and related Ubuntu derivatives open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:

sudo apt-get install conky conky-all

mkdir ~/.config/autostart

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/noobslab-conky/ubuntu precise main"

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install box-conky

To uninstall use following command in Terminal:

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get remove box-conky