diff -Naur screenlets-0.1.7.orig/src/lib/plugins/Proxy.py screenlets-0.1.7/src/lib/plugins/Proxy.py
--- screenlets-0.1.7.orig/src/lib/plugins/Proxy.py	2017-01-30 21:36:27.000000000 +0100
+++ screenlets-0.1.7/src/lib/plugins/Proxy.py	2018-09-07 09:47:24.977974659 +0200
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import gconf
+try:
+    import gconf
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 class Proxy(object):