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Is there a way to get Conky to show your Desktop Edition? (Mate, Openbox, etc...) I have looked around on this site, AskUbuntu, Google (naturally), and many forums. not looking for code, just an answer or direction to find said info.

Thanks in advance.

Dave Reid
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  • Conky uses Lua, right? Lua can execute scripts or read files? Therefore your question should be "How can I determine my window manager from the terminal?" – OneCricketeer Mar 17 '16 at 04:19
  • Also, StackOverflow is a programming site, so your question of "not looking for code" is off topic. – OneCricketeer Mar 17 '16 at 04:20
  • by "not looking for code" i meant I'm not looking for someone to give me the answer in "working code". just information on how to do it myself. – Dave Reid Mar 17 '16 at 04:27
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    [Information 1](https://askubuntu.com/questions/72549/how-to-determine-which-window-manager-is-running) and [Information 2](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/132397/get-back-the-output-of-os-execute-in-lua) – OneCricketeer Mar 17 '16 at 04:30
  • Could you put you comment in the form of an answer, please and thank you. – Dave Reid Mar 17 '16 at 04:34

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I think Mate and OpenBox are "window managers", not "desktop editions" (like Ubuntu vs Kubuntu).

That being said, Conky uses Lua, which can run OS commands, so you just need to know how to get your window manager from the terminal.

OneCricketeer
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