TO get a light system monitor on your desktop like in Debian Follow this steps.
1. Install Conky
sudo apt-get install conky
2. Configure Conky
Now you have some options.
cd
nano .conkyrc
copy this configuration and paste it in the file
For Desktops:
background yes
font Zekton:size=7
xftfont Zekton:size=7
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
minimum_size 220 5
maximum_width 220
default_color d7d7d7
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black
alignment top_right
gap_x 2
gap_y 20
no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
use_spacer no
TEXT
${font Zekton:style=Bold:pixelsize=42}${alignc}${time %H:%M:%S}${font Zekton:size=7}
SYSTEM ${hr 1 }
Hostname: $alignr$nodename
Kernel: $alignr$kernel
Uptime: $alignr$uptime
Processes: ${alignr}$processes ($running_processes running)
Load: ${alignr}$loadavg
CPU ${alignc} ${freq}MHz / ${acpitemp}C ${alignr}(${cpu cpu1}%)
${cpubar 4 cpu1}
${cpugraph}
RAM ${alignr}$mem / $memmax ($memperc%)
${membar 4}
SWAP ${alignr}$swap / $swapmax ($swapperc%)
${swapbar 4}
Highest CPU $alignr CPU% MEM%
${top name 1}$alignr${top cpu 1}${top mem 1}
${top name 2}$alignr${top cpu 2}${top mem 2}
${top name 3}$alignr${top cpu 3}${top mem 3}
Highest MEM $alignr CPU% MEM%
${top_mem name 1}$alignr${top_mem cpu 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${top_mem name 2}$alignr${top_mem cpu 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${top_mem name 3}$alignr${top_mem cpu 3}${top_mem mem 3}
FILESYSTEM ${hr 1}${color}
Root: ${alignr}${fs_free /} / ${fs_size /}
${fs_bar 4 /}
Extern: ${alignr}${fs_free /media/EXTERN} / ${fs_size /media/EXTERN}
${fs_bar 4 /media/EXTERN}
disk: ${alignr}${fs_free /media/disk} / ${fs_size /media/disk}
${fs_bar 4 /media/disk}
disk-1: ${alignr}${fs_free /media/disk-1} / ${fs_size /media/disk-1}
${fs_bar 4 /media/disk-1}
NETWORK ${hr 1}${color}
Down ${downspeed eth1} k/s ${alignr}Up ${upspeed eth1} k/s
${downspeedgraph eth1 25,107} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth1 25,107}
Total ${totaldown eth1} ${alignr}Total ${totalup eth1}
${color}Inbound Connection ${alignr} Local Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 5}
${color}Outbound Connection ${alignr} Remote Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 5}
For Laptops:
background yes
font Zekton:size=7
xftfont Zekton:size=7
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
minimum_size 220 5
maximum_width 220
default_color d7d7d7
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black
alignment top_right
gap_x 10
gap_y 40
no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
use_spacer no
TEXT
$nodename - $sysname $machine
$kernel
uptime $uptime
freq ${freq}MHz
load $loadavg
${time %a %b %d %Y} ${alignr}
cpu0 ${cpu cpu0}% ${cpubar cpu0}
${cpugraph cpu0}
mem $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
$membar
swap $swap / $swapmax $alignr $swapperc%
$swapbar
/ ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /}$alignr${fs_free_perc /}%
${fs_bar /}
diskIO ${diskio}${diskiograph}
ip ${execi 600 ruby -e "require 'net/http';Net::HTTP.get_print URI.parse('http://briancarper.net/cgi-bin/ip.cgi')"}
local ip ${addr eth0}
eth0 down ${downspeed eth0} k/s
${downspeedgraph eth0}
eth0 up ${upspeed eth0} k/s
${upspeedgraph eth0}
total up ${totalup eth0}${alignr}total down ${totaldown ethO}
eth1 down ${downspeed eth1} k/s
${downspeedgraph eth1}
eth1 up ${upspeed eth1} k/s
${upspeedgraph eth1}
total up ${totalup eth1}${alignr}total down ${totaldown eth1}
${color #888888}Port(s)${alignr}#Conns
$color Inbnd: ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count} Outbnd: ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 count}${alignr}ALL: ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}
${color #999999}Inbnd Conn ${alignr} Loc Serv/Prt$color
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 5}
${color #999999}Outbound Connection ${alignr} Remote Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 4}
${color #999999}Top Processes:
${color #999999}Name PID CPU% MEM%
$color ${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
$color ${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
$color ${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${color #999999}Mem usage
$color ${top_mem name 1} ${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}
$color ${top_mem name 2} ${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2}
$color ${top_mem name 3} ${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3}
3. Start Conky
To start conky, just run conky in a terminal. But if you want your conky to be displayed in the right upper corner of your screen.
conky -a top_right
you'll find more options in man conky
4. Make Conky start on start up
In your upper panel go to system > preferences > sessions. Select 'new', name it 'conky' and insert the command with the options you like. For me it was the one above. Press ok, enable it and your done.
That's all!