conky (light-weight system monitor for X)

Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code.

Since its original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from

its predecessor. Conky can display just about anything, either on

your root desktop or in its own window. Conky has many built-in

objects, as well as the ability to execute programs and scripts, then

display the output from stdout.