[Solved] Conky wont start

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Hi,
Since the last update my conky session or any conkys wont start. I remember that napcock suggested to use the autostart file - but in default the conky starts with the gui - until now it works fine. So I never changed it.

I tried to run via Conky manager - but nothing works.

Thank you
Best regards
j

2

Please re-install conky:

yay -S conky
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I have tried, but nothing. :frowning:

4

Please paste here the output of command:

yay -Qi conky

That’s means nothing. If you like somebody to help you, provide some information. Like the output of command you tried, conky version you have installed or anything.

Solution on older installations is to remove currently installed Conky, then install conky from official Manjaro repository.

(Some time ago Mabox shipped with customized conky version, as the one from Arch/Manjaro repos was buggy)

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Name            : conky
Version         : 1.22.1-2
Description     : Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland, and other things,
                  too
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky
Licenses        : BSD-3-Clause  GPL-3.0-or-later
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : cairo  curl  libcurl.so=4-64  fontconfig  gcc-libs  glib2
                  glibc  hicolor-icon-theme  imlib2  libpulse  libpulse.so=0-64
                  librsvg  librsvg-2.so=2-64  libx11  libxdamage  libxext
                  libxfixes  libxft  libxinerama  libxml2  libxnvctrl
                  libXNVCtrl.so=0-64  lua  ncurses  libncursesw.so=6-64  pango
                  systemd-libs  libsystemd.so=0-64  wayland  wireless_tools
Optional Deps   : None
Required By     : None
Optional For    : None
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Installed Size  : 1740,25 KiB
Packager        : Robin Candau <antiz@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : 2025. ápr. 23., szerda, 20:46:33 CEST
Install Date    : 2025. máj. 18., vasárnap, 08:17:41 CEST
Install Reason  : Explicitly installed
Install Script  : No
Validated By    : Signature
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So Conky version is good.
Check if Conky session is enabled in Autostart GUI. Use Conky Manager Menu to select which Conky’s you like to run.

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Yes it was enabled. I disabled it and restart the system - after this I reenabled and select a conky. Its working fine. Thank you :slight_smile:

Best regards
j

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