topic title: Dynamically Reporting antiX Version via Conky
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
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Currently in Conky the antiX version is a static text entry:

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${color}antiX-M11-686
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I noticed that inxi reports it differently:

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inxi -b
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 2.6.39-4.dmz.1-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
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Is "antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011" stored in a file? If so where is it located?

Obtaining the value from this file might enable a modified Conky entry to report it directly.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
/etc/antix-version
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#3
Using the conky head variable has some unwanted consequences in this context, however the following works well. Simply replace the existing entry in .conkyrc as follows:

Existing entry

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${color}antiX-M11-686
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Replacement entry

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${color}${exec cat /etc/antix-version | cut -d"" -f 1}
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This trims off "Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011" resulting in "antiX-M11-686" being displayed. Both pratctically and aesthetically, this fits the current antiX default conky display.