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mtr VS Conky

Compare mtr VS Conky and see what are their differences

mtr logo mtr

mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single...

Conky logo Conky

Latest commit 262a292 on Dec 7, 2017 brndnmtthws Add missing build dep. Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.
  • mtr Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-07-22
  • Conky Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21

mtr videos

35" Goodyear MTR Tire Review | Jeep TJ

More videos:

  • Review - Exploring Traditions & Tasting the VEGETARIAN LUNCH THALI At Mavalli Tiffin Rooms | MTR | Bangalore
  • Review - CZ MTR 457 MATCH .22LR first impressions review

Conky videos

Conky System Info for Ham Radio Digital Operators

More videos:

  • Review - LEGO Conky Robot MOC Review from Pee-Wee's Playhouse #ToyReplay
  • Review - Making Linux Look Good - Conky First-Time Setup - Live Stream

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to mtr and Conky)
IP Data
100 100%
0% 0
Monitoring Tools
23 23%
77% 77
Command Line Tools
0 0%
100% 100
Network & Admin
100 100%
0% 0

User comments

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Conky seems to be a lot more popular than mtr. While we know about 42 links to Conky, we've tracked only 1 mention of mtr. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

mtr mentions (1)

  • Show HN: How did YOUR computer reach my server?
    Interesting, I didn't know traceroute used UDP by default. Just did some testing with the best traceroute tool, mtr[0], and using the -u flag for UDP seemed to give the worst results. -t for TCP seemed OK. I never thought about the difference between how TCP and ICMP packets are handled. [0] https://bitwizard.nl/mtr/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Conky mentions (42)

  • An app to count down till certain day
    Maybe put something like echo $(($(date -d 24-Dec +%j) - $(date +%j))) days into your bashrc. Conky should be able to display it nicely on the desktop. Source: 11 months ago
  • Do you plan on adding widgets to your desktop in Sonoma?
    What I could go for is something like Conky (https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky). Source: 12 months ago
  • Give Wayland a shot, don't base your opinion off of 2013 articles!
    Funny meme btw. Personally, I use xorg with 3 displays. Fortunately, the resolution is same on all screens (full HD). I use Komorebi for live wallpapers and conky for sidebar. It works flawlessly. Source: almost 1 year ago
  • Issue in hyprland
    If you are using Wayland, then you may want to do some searches related to "wayland conky transparency" and see what results. Also, if you are using wayland, you will want to be sure you are using the latest possible version of conky, as close to 1.18.x or 1.19.2 as possible, as wayland support is a relatively new addition to conky. If you are on the latest or a late version and are also using the wayland video... Source: about 1 year ago
  • I need a small tool to monitor the CPU temperature and Fans RPM in Fedora 38
    Conky is the best.... you can set whatever info you like and display the info in many style..... Source: about 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

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Desktop Info - This little application displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other...