Autostart conky in XFCE

Question

i want to autostart Conky in Ubuntu 12.04 / XFCE. I tryed to start this script with "automatic starting applications" in sessions options:

sleep 6
conky

But it does not work.

Answer 1

Provided that you installed your conky correctly use the following:

Name a file .conky_startup and put the following lines in it:

#!/bin/bash  
sleep 10 && conky ;

Put the file in your home directory (the directory with your username).

Next go to Session and Startup and the tab Application Autostart , create a new entry with Add and fill in a name and a discription and the path to .conky_startup. Than reboot and conky should start. You might have to change the sleeptime a bit for the best result.