How to install Infinity Conky on Ubuntu 13.10 with transparent background

I was impressed with this Infinity Conky. It looks awesome to me. If you like this too, this tutorial will guide you how to do it. 

First of all, we need to install Conky first. In Ubuntu Terminal, type this command to install Conky

sudo apt-get install conky conky-all
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/noobslab-conky
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install infinity-conky

After installation, log out and log in back to Ubuntu. Then, Open Dash and type conky. You will see Conky setup icon. Click it and you will be asked about your screen resolution etc.

Now, after setup logout and login back. Conky should be automatically loaded and displayed on desktop. In case Conky does not show transparent color, maybe you need to edit the file ".conkyrc". Simpy use nano to edit it:

nano ~/.conkyrc

Find the Window specification section and replace the lines with the following:

# Window specifications #
own_window_argb_visual true
own_window_argb_value 0
own_window_type desktop
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

Logout and login again. In my case, Infinity Conky now can display transparent background nicely. 

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