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 We need to install additional package in order for Conky to display new mail and weather forecast on your desktop. We need to install additional package in order for Conky to display new mail and weather forecast on your desktop.
  
-In your terminal, +  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conky-companions/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install conkyforecast conkyemail
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-  gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list +
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-Add the following line to the end of the file. +
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-  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/m-buck/ubuntu hardy main +
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-Save and close. +
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-Back to your terminal, +
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-  sudo apt-get update +
-  sudo apt-get install conkyemail conkyforecast+
  
 Base: http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30 Base: http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30
  
 +Download and install the radio times font into ~/.fonts and update the font cache:
 +  $sudo fc-cache -fv
  
-{{tag>linux}}+{{tag>linux conky ubuntupostinstall}}
  
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