[Debian] Conky 1.7.2 Without making from source

[Psumi]

Sorry but, I am NOT willing (nor is my IBM T41 for that matter) to make from source the new conky 1.7.2, so can someone give me a deb file for squeeze that I can install to my system to replace my current 1.7.1 conky? I really want to use lua scripts. (Specifically: http://conky.linux-hardcore.com/?page_id=2869)

Also, if someone can, can you tell me how to remove the black area behind conky without using compositing?

[Psumi]

Nevermind, I'll just use a 1.7.1 compatible script I found that looks good.

[Zoot7]

I found the version in the Debian repos doesn't have some of the features like image rendering or wireless support by default so I just rebuilt it and added back in the features via the configure options.

That's no doubt the best way to do it, but if you're physically opposed to building from source you could try installing the conky .deb packages from the ubuntu repos.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/conky

[Psumi]

I found the version in the Debian repos doesn't have some of the features like image rendering or wireless support by default so I just rebuilt it and added back in the features via the configure options.

That's no doubt the best way to do it, but if you're physically opposed to building from source you could try installing the conky .deb packages from the ubuntu repos.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/conky

Installing ubuntu flash from adobe website in debian caused my browsers to crash; installing it from the contrib repo in debian repos though... worked.

I'd rather not go through that again.

[Zoot7]

Strange, i've had the opposite experience with flash, the one in the repos always gave me trouble. That was on Ubuntu anyway, never tried the Debian repo I always install it off the Adobe site.

Anyway, for the record and since you're pretty opposed to complications, building the .deb from the source is actually pretty easy.

apt-get build-dep conky && apt-get install devscripts dh-make
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/conky/files/conky/1.7.2/conky-1.7.2.tar.gz/download
tar xvf conky-1.7.2.tar.gz
mv conky-1.7.2.tar.gz conky_1.7.2.orig.tar.gz && cd conky-1.7.2
dh_make -s
dpkg-buildpackage -b -j4 -D
cd .. && dpkg -i conky_1.7.2-1_i386.deb

[Zoot7]

And here's one built doing just that for you.

[Psumi]

Strange, i've had the opposite experience with flash, the one in the repos always gave me trouble. That was on Ubuntu anyway, never tried the Debian repo I always install it off the Adobe site.

I installed from the adobe website, not the ubuntu repo.

I installed conky 1.7.2, I'll check it out later with the lua stuff.

[Psumi]

Well, I tried loading a lua, but it gives me this error:

Conky: llua_load: /home/psumi/.scripts/clock_rings-v1.1.1.lua:221: module 'cairo' not found:
	no field package.preload['cairo']
	no file './cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/cairo/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/cairo/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.1/cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.1/cairo/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/lib/conky/libcairo.so'
	no file './cairo.so'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/cairo.so'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.1/cairo.so'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
Conky: llua_do_call: function conky_clock_rings execution failed: attempt to call a nil value

Using this script: http://conky.linux-hardcore.com/?page_id=2869

[Sef]

Moved to General Help.

[stinkeye]

Sorry but, I am NOT willing (nor is my IBM T41 for that matter) to make from source the new conky 1.7.2, so can someone give me a deb file for squeeze that I can install to my system to replace my current 1.7.1 conky? I really want to use lua scripts. (Specifically: http://conky.linux-hardcore.com/?page_id=2869)

Also, if someone can, can you tell me how to remove the black area behind conky without using compositing?

If you download the conky-all package in synaptic it supports lua and cairo.