Bug 511494

Summary: The conky app window will only show in Desktop 1 and not in Desktop 2
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Luis <ccc845>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: minor CC: ccc845, kde, kdedev
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: attachment-2183719-0.html

Description Luis 2025-11-02 02:45:39 UTC 
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SUMMARY
My conky application (on autostart) always have shown on every desktop, and since upgrade to Plasma 6.5 it only shows on desktop 1 and not in desktop 2

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Login
2. Conky shows on Desktop 1
3. Move to Desktop 2

OBSERVED RESULT
Conky won't show on Desktop 2

EXPECTED RESULT
Conky should appear on both desktops

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.12.56-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62,7 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-11-05 20:24:43 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. The Conky app isn't developed or maintained by KDE. I recommend seeking support from that project or filing a bug with them.

https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky/wiki

There's a workaround from the forums:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/conky-opens-on-one-desktop-only-in-plasma-6-5/40948
Comment 2 Luis 2025-11-10 16:16:32 UTC 
Created attachment 186673 [details]
attachment-2183719-0.html

TraceyC,

Thank you for taking the time to answer my report and point out a 
solution. I had already tried the KDE forum approach but it didn't work, 
what actually works is to update the conky config to make it aware it is 
working on Wayland:

conky.config = {
out_to_x = false,
out_to_wayland = true,

I just don't know how it managed to work fine in Wayland from Plasma 6 
till 6.5.

Again thank you,

Luis

On 11/5/25 9:24 PM, TraceyC wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511494
>
> TraceyC<kdedev@tlcnet.info> changed:
>
>             What    |Removed                     |Added
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>               Status|REPORTED                    |RESOLVED
>           Resolution|---                         |UPSTREAM
>                   CC|                            |kdedev@tlcnet.info
>
> --- Comment #1 from TraceyC<kdedev@tlcnet.info> ---
> Thanks for the bug report. The Conky app isn't developed or maintained by KDE.
> I recommend seeking support from that project or filing a bug with them.
>
> https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky/wiki
>
> There's a workaround from the forums:
> https://discuss.kde.org/t/conky-opens-on-one-desktop-only-in-plasma-6-5/40948
>
Comment 3 TraceyC 2025-11-10 18:55:01 UTC 
(In reply to Luis from comment #2)
> Thank you for taking the time to answer my report and point out a 
> solution. I had already tried the KDE forum approach but it didn't work, 
> what actually works is to update the conky config to make it aware it is 
> working on Wayland:
> 
> conky.config = {
> out_to_x = false,
> out_to_wayland = true,
> 
> I just don't know how it managed to work fine in Wayland from Plasma 6 
> till 6.5.

This is not something the KDE project can fix, since this application is not developed by KDE.  If you would like the workaround to be included in a fix for Conky, I recommend seeking support from that project or filing a bug with them.

https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky/wiki