Ubuntu 9.04 is out! What are your views?

[ryanrich]

Thanks DAE, will edit those files now with my network info...

Yeah could use some help getting everything aligned like yours. My res is 1680x1050...

Another thing. Whenever I restart, that original conky window opens and I have to close it, not sure why it's doing that.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Cool, I'll do all of that for you when I get home tonight

[ryanrich]

Thanks man, really appreciate it!

[ryanrich]

Cool, I resolved the problem of the original conky window opening. For some reason under Startup Programs I had the .startconky script as well as a regular conky instance scheduled, think it was from my previous config...

[Demoraliser]

@Dae: thanks for the info. I will pull the iso and start fiddling as soon i have a chance. The conkys look really cool, puts gadgets in windows to shame really.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Cool, I'll do all of that for you when I get home tonight

Okay dude, here you are. I've spaced the configs the way I would personally use them at your screen res. I wasn't entirely sure how you want it though, as I see you've left the HDD part out of your setup. But I've made provision for that. I've also made them a little lower. So, if you want all of them along the bottom, like I have, you're going to use these:

conkycpu

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background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=2
xftalpha 0.1
font Sans:size=8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
gap_x 1350
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
top_cpu_separate false
text_buffer_size 512

TEXT

${font Sans:bold:size=8}${color #FFFFFF}CPU$font  $color${hr 1}
${font stylebats:size=14}a$font Core 1:  ${cpu cpu1}%   ${cpubar cpu1}
${cpugraph cpu1 30,300 ffffff 969696}

${font stylebats:size=14}a$font Core 2:  ${cpu cpu2}%   ${cpubar cpu2}
${cpugraph cpu2 30,300 ffffff 969696}

conkyram

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background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=2
xftalpha 0.1
font Sans:size=8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
gap_x 1050
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
top_cpu_separate false
text_buffer_size 512

TEXT

${font Sans:bold:size=8}${color #FFFFFF}RAM$font  $color${hr 1}
   ${color}RAM$color $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr$memperc%
   $membar
   ${color}SWAP$color $alignc $swap / $swapmax $alignr$swapperc%
   $swapbar

conkyhdd

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background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=2
xftalpha 0.1
font Sans:size=8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
gap_x 750
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
top_cpu_separate false
text_buffer_size 512

TEXT

${font Sans:bold:size=8}${color #FFFFFF}HD$font  $color${hr 1} 
   ${color}Root$color $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr${fs_used_perc /} %
   ${fs_bar /}
   ${color}750GB$color $alignc ${fs_used /media/750GB} / ${fs_size /media/750GB/} $alignr${fs_used_perc /media/750GB/} %
   ${fs_bar /media/750GB/}
   ${color}Video Stuffs$color $alignc ${fs_used /media/Video} / ${fs_size /media/Video/} $alignr${fs_used_perc /media/Video Stuffs/} %
   ${fs_bar /media/Video/}

conkynet

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background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=2
xftalpha 0.1
font Sans:size=8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
gap_x 450
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
top_cpu_separate false
text_buffer_size 512

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${font Sans:bold:size=8}${color #FFFFFF}NETWORK$font  $color${hr 1}
   Down: ${color white}${downspeed eth0}k/s ${alignr}Up: ${color white}${upspeed eth0}k/s
   ${downspeedgraph eth0 25,120} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 25,120}
   Totals:
   Down: ${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}Up:${totalup eth0}

That will give you this:




If, however, you want to exclude the HDD info like you did in your screenie, you'll want to keep the conkycpu and conkyram configs, and then use this one for net:

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background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=2
xftalpha 0.1
font Sans:size=8
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
gap_x 750
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
top_cpu_separate false
text_buffer_size 512

TEXT

${font Sans:bold:size=8}${color #FFFFFF}NETWORK$font  $color${hr 1}
   Down: ${color white}${downspeed eth0}k/s ${alignr}Up: ${color white}${upspeed eth0}k/s
   ${downspeedgraph eth0 25,120} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 25,120}
   Totals:
   Down: ${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}Up:${totalup eth0}

EDIT: If you have chosen to exclude the HDDs, may I ask why? just don't need or care about that info?

[ryanrich]

Thanks DAE!!!

I just hadn't added the HDD config yet while I was playing around. Still need to add some more partitions and folders to monitor.

I've added it all now, and looks like such:



One other thing. The mail config kept coming up with authentication errors. All I changed in the gmail.pl file was my login name and password, is there anything else I must edit in there?

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Looking GOOD!!

One other thing. The mail config kept coming up with authentication errors. All I changed in the gmail.pl file was my login name and password, is there anything else I must edit in there?

Hmmm, strange. Did you make it executable?

BTW, Sexy sexy wallpaper. Got a linky for me please?

[ryanrich]

Yeah it executes, but doesn't wanna authenticate, will play around a bit and see...

I also love that wallpaper, and goes great with your awesome conky stuffs!

Link: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show. ... tent=96367

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Awesome, thanks dude

[ryanrich]

I'm really never in my life buying an AMD/ATI product again! Was just reading up that ATI released a legacy driver for it's older cards that are no longer supported, but this driver only works under Ubuntu distro's released before February 2009, so all 9.04 users and any future distro users are left in the dark and must be happy with the open source drivers, that provide 2D and only limited 3D support.

It's even more ridiculous to me that they consider these cards old and no longer support them. I mean my X1600 isn't new and fantastic anymore, but for my needs on my laptop it works perfectly, and the least I expect is basic driver support from the manufacturer.

Now I dunno whether to stay on 9.04 and hope the open source driver gets better and better as they keep developing it, or move back down to 8.10 and be able to use the ATI legacy driver...

What I am sure of is that I will never support this ridiculous company again. nVidia FTW!

[ryanrich]

DAE, this is the error I'm still getting with the gmail.pl script, maybe you can see what's wrong...

--2009-05-07 22:48:39-- https://ryanrich:*password*@mail.google ... /feed/atom
Resolving mail.google.com... 74.125.155.19, 74.125.155.17, 74.125.155.18, ...
Connecting to mail.google.com|74.125.155.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
Connecting to mail.google.com|74.125.155.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
Authorization failed.

Now you see, the problem is, it's somehow not putting in the correct $pass from the beginning of the file, and only the user. But I've clearly edited the $pass= to my correct password, so it's beyond me where it's getting *password* from.

[ryanrich]

Woohoo, I figured it out!

My password has a special character in it, so for it to work I had to escape that character in the script by placing a \ in front of it. Tsk tsk, wasn't thinking...

[Demoraliser]

Dammit... i have been at this for nights now, still cant get conky to display on my desktop on not in a window. Really frustrating. This is the message that i get in terminal when I try to run the custom conky config in DJV's conkymain:

imraan@ubuntu:~$ conky -c ~/conky/conkymain
Conky: invalid configuration file '/home/imraan/conky/conkymain'

Conky: use_spacer should have an argument of left, right, or none. 'no' seems to be some form of 'false', so defaulting to none.
Conky: desktop window (14000b5) is subwindow of root window (13c)
Conky: window type - normal
Conky: drawing to created window (0x3600002)
Conky: drawing to single buffer
^CConky: received SIGINT or SIGTERM to terminate. bye!


I get the standard conky in a window.

Otherwise, my first ever linux install is turning up to be rather pleasant. This OS is pretty quick and responsive. Will be installing it on my wife's netbook to see how it performs there...

Oh, please help with the conkys... i gotta have at least one setup on my desktop. So cool.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Are you using your own custom .conkyrc? Because there are a few "triggers" that you'll need to toggle to get conky blended into your desktop.


Guys, I'm so freaking happy with Ubuntu 9.04. Seriously. I don't think I've ever been this happy with an Operating System. It feels like everything just works, and I NEVER have any problems, not even small ones. Everything is just perfect

[Demoraliser]

Are you using your own custom .conkyrc? Because there are a few "triggers" that you'll need to toggle to get conky blended into your desktop.


Guys, I'm so freaking happy with Ubuntu 9.04. Seriously. I don't think I've ever been this happy with an Operating System. It feels like everything just works, and I NEVER have any problems, not even small ones. Everything is just perfect

hehe... this is my first time using a linux OS and i am impressed. Been reading the ubuntu handbook. I should know my way around the OS pretty soon (i think). I'll redo the whole thing. Will be using your conkymain config for starters. Let me if i can get that going this time round, if i fail will have to help this n00b along..?

If you can recommend some file managers please. The standard one is a little too tame for me. I am accustomed to Directory Opus...so anything in a similar league would be appreciated.

[Demoraliser]

No luck. I keep getting same error as before that my conky config is invalid, then the standard conky runs in little black window...
If you have any ideas, please let me know.

[M1ke]

I though I'd jump on the Conky train and show off my custom designed theme.

It's inspired by Dae's beautiful set-up.

Bare in mind, this is the first time configuring Conky. I LOVE this little tool now.
I'm running Openbox on #! Crunchbang Linux 9.04 (i.e. Based on Jaunty).

This is on my EEE 904HA (basically a 1000H)

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# conky configuration
#
# The list of variables has been removed from this file in favour
# of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
# Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.
# Enjoy! :)
##############################################
#  Settings
##############################################
background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Sans:size=8
xftalpha 1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 200
maximum_width 240
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 12
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
##############################################
#  Output
##############################################
TEXT
${font sans:size=18}$alignc${time %H:%M}$font
$alignc${time %a %d %B %Y}

${font stylebats:size=16}2$font Host: $alignr$nodename
${font stylebats:size=16}p$font Uptime: $alignr$uptime

${font stylebats:size=16}4$font RAM: $alignr$mem/$memmax
${font stylebats:size=16}b$font Swap usage: $alignr$swap/$swapmax
${font stylebats:size=16}x$font Disk usage: $alignr${fs_used /}/${fs_size /}

${font stylebats:size=16}a$font Intel Atom @ ${freq}Mhz
${font stylebats:size=16}a$font Core 1:  ${cpu cpu1}%   ${cpubar cpu1}
${font stylebats:size=16}a$font Core 2:  ${cpu cpu2}%   ${cpubar cpu2}


${font stylebats:size=16}n$font Battery: ${battery_time BAT0}  ${battery_bar BAT0}

${hr}
                    ${font rock star 2.0:size=30}L$font
$alignc MP3

${exec rhythmbox-client --print-playing --no-start} 
${hr}

[StarBound]

Is this one gonna make the PCF DVD?

[DarkStar]

I have a bit of a dilema.

I just got my disk today, and was about to being installing when I found out I can't access my software RAID (yes, I know. I wasn't thinking properly at the time) from Ubuntu.

Is there anyway to find drivers to allow me to do this?

Thanks.

Just to let you know, I'm running 2x250GB Samsung drives in RAID 0 (Software through Windows)

[rustypup]

Is there anyway to find drivers to allow me to do this?

are you trashing your windows install, or trying for a dual-boot?

the ubuntu alternate or server images come with a collection of tools to create, mount and initialise software raid solutions, but these will flush the current partitions entirely....

perhaps consider going the vm route if you're just test-driving...

[DarkStar]

I plan on going full on with Linux, with a side boot of Windows for those pesky games that don't like Wine

THere is a way, I'm sure of it. I'm just not entirely sure what it is.
I've pulled 2 links so far that might be useful:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=833653
http://apcmag.com/why_i_love_linux.htm

[rustypup]

the alternate cd includes the necessary tools.

i have rarely seen a software raid setup being successfully incorporated during install, but that's no reason not to give it a bash, as long as you're prepared for the worst....

[DarkStar]

Ok, I've got Ubuntu to see and work with my software RAID with no probs whatsoever, just that it keeps disappearing every time I start-up.

Can someone please tell me how to get the following 2 commands to run automatically at boot, please?

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sudo mdadm --build /dev/md0 --chunk=64 --level=0 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdb1
sudo mount /dev/md0 /media/RAID

[Vampyre_2099]

go into a terminal and type

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gedit .raid

place

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mdadm --build /dev/md0 --chunk=64 --level=0 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdb1
mount /dev/md0 /media/RAID

into the file, then go to System -> Preferences -> Sessions (or maybe startup applications, can't remember which)
Add a new startup program with name as anything (probably something like RAID)
then for command you want to put this

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gnome-terminal -e "sudo ~/.raid"

then click add and close.

Everytime you start a terminal window will pop up asking for the root password in order to mount the raid