[SOLVED] Conky config: show packages number

Question

Hi there,
how can I do this?
Is this possible only through a script, like 'pacman -Q | wc -l'? Or can I do it through conky, directly?
Thank you in advance
Last edited by metre (2011-03-18 10:28:28)

Answer 1

ViruSzZ wrote:I`m using this simple bash script to get the number of packages in my conky & I`m executing it in the conky like this: ${execi 600 sudo /path/to/script}
What about sudo and root password entering?
Actualy my code doesn't work properly sometimes (only for me?). If you try to execute that comand (sudo pacman -Sy >/dev/null 2>&1 &&  pacman -Qu | wc -l) in console - it always works great, but in conky it may displays nothing (sometimes).
The solution is to separate command into two lines:
${font Poky:size=12}i${font} Update: ${alignr}${execi 600 pacman -Qu | wc -l} package(s)
#Bottom of ~/.conkyrc
${execi 600 sudo pacman -Sy >/dev/null 2>&1}
I don't know the reason why it so, but in my case it's a fact.
Here is my conky screenshot.
Last edited by mekh (2011-03-18 09:53:11)