[SOLVED] This seemed to have not worked before but on a closer look xfce package xfce4-netload-plugin 1.4.0 works well. This was pre-installed into MX Linux and does the job. None of you seem to be using xfce, any reasons?
MX x86_64 Xfce 4.18 Xfwm4 with panel xfce4-panel & mx-conky
file of the conky on pastebin
or
is what I am after, I don't have a plugin for xfce that works.
I have the config file for this particular file and I have uploaded it in pastebin, I can make it appear on panel if I get the command, but I don't know what command conky is using. I am pretty sure one can get that if they have access to this particular conky file. Unfortunately, I am not THE ONE.
Are you THE ONE? If you are, then help me please :')
There's a plugin for that: https://github.com/ccrisan/xfce4-netspeed-plugin
For a command, it's kind of complicated because you only have totals, there's no built-in instantanous network speed. The network speed in an single instant is always either zero or full bore: either data is being transmitted/received or it isn't. You need to average over time with multiple samples. So if you want bits per second, such a command would need to at least take a sample, wait a second, take another sample, substract the two, then return the result. Ideally you want to sample over a few seconds otherwise it'll still be pretty much all over the place. So the panel plugin is a better idea for that, as it'll do the math and averaging for you.
this doesn't work for me. There is no
configfile in the folder. But there are someconfigure.acconfigure.ac.inwhen I try to run them I get this errorfrankly this is not worth the time
eh ... that plugin is likely easiest to install via your distros package manager ... you dont have to compile it from source
edit: i was actually thinking about a different plugin: https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-netload-plugin/start
it's fine. it was actuall installed by default, I though it didn't work which is why I tried to hunt for other packages, but now since it does, no probs. Thank you for all your help
You need to compile it first.
configure.acis not a shell script.