Description: This Conky theme brings the status bars and aesthetic of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to your Linux desktop. It displays key system information in a visually appealing and thematic way, including CPU usage (Health), GPU usage (Magicka), and RAM usage (Stamina), using reversed bars to mimic the in-game draining effect. It also features a Skyrim-style date display.
Features: Reversed Status Bars: CPU, GPU, and RAM usage are represented by bars that visually "drain" as resources are used, mirroring the health, magicka, and stamina bars in Skyrim. Skyrim Inspired Colors: Uses red for Health (CPU), cyan/blue for Magicka (GPU), and green for Stamina (RAM), consistent with the game. Fantasy Font: Utilizes the "Tagesschrift-Regular" font for a thematic, older-style look. Transparent Background: Designed to blend seamlessly with your desktop wallpaper. Skyrim Date: Displays the date in the format used within Skyrim, powered by a separate shell script. Time Display: Shows the current time in HH:MM:SS format. Dependencies: Conky: You need to have Conky installed on your system (conky-all package on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems). nvidia-smi: Required to display GPU usage for NVIDIA graphics cards. If you have a different GPU, you'll need to adjust the configuration accordingly. Tagesschrift-Regular Font: This font needs to be installed on your system for the theme to display correctly. You can likely find it online through various font repositories. Google fonts has it. Bash: The skyrim_date.sh script requires a Bash shell. Installation: Download the theme archive. Extract the contents to a location of your choice (e.g., /.conky_skyrim). Place the conky.config file in your /.conky directory (create it if it doesn't exist): mkdir -p /.conky mv /path/to/extracted/conky.config /.conky/ Place the skyrim_date.sh script in your home directory (or another location you prefer) and make it executable: mv /path/to/extracted/skyrim_date.sh / chmod +x /.skyrim_date.sh Ensure the "Tagesschrift-Regular" font is installed on your system. Running the Theme: You can run the theme manually using the following command in your terminal:
conky -c /.conky/conky.config & disown
The & disown part ensures that Conky continues to run even after you close the terminal.
Autostart (Optional): To have Conky start automatically when you log in, you can configure this in your desktop environment's settings. For KDE Plasma on Kubuntu:
Go to System Settings. Navigate to Startup and Shutdown -> Autostart. Click Add Program. Enter conky -c /.conky/conky.config as the application to run. Click OK.
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