Your problem is that /usr/bin/blink is a symlink to /usr/lib/python-exec/python-exec2
I'm not familiar with how Gentoo does things and what that wrapper does, maybe the person that packaged blink for Gentoo can help you better. What I can tell you is how blink finds its resources: It starts from the script location (in this case /usr/bin/blink, but it could be /usr/local/bin/blink or /opt/bin/blink) and it goes up one directory and then down to share/blink, so if blink is installed in /usr, then /usr/bin/blink leads to /usr/share/blink, but if you are installed in /opt, then /opt/bin/blink leads to /opt/share/blink However in your case, the script (because of the symlink) is /usr/lib/python-exec/python-exec2, which I suspect it's a wrapper that actually launches /usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/blink, which leads to the result you see. As a quick solution you can replace the /usr/bin/blink symlink with the actual script (I think it is in /usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/blink). For a more permanent solution you need to talk with the person that packaged it for Gentoo On 27 Feb 2017, at 17:16, Mircea Sava wrote: > Sure thing! > > /usr > > /bin > + blink -> ../lib/python-exec/python-exec2 > > /lib > > /python-exec > > /python2.7 > + blink > > /lib64 > > /python2.7 > > /site-packages > > /blink > + blink-3.0.2-py2.7.egg-info > + __info__.py > + __info__.pyc > + __info__.pyo > + __init__.py > + __init__.pyc > + __init__.pyo > + aboutpanel.py > + aboutpanel.pyc > + aboutpanel.pyo > + accounts.py > + accounts.pyc > + accounts.pyo > + chatwindow.py > + chatwindow.pyc > + chatwindow.pyo > > /configuration > + __init__.py > + __init__.pyc > + __init__.pyo > + account.py > + account.pyc > + account.pyo > + addressbook.py > + addressbook.pyc > + addressbook.pyo > + datatypes.py > + datatypes.pyc > + datatypes.pyo > + settings.py > + settings.pyc > + settings.pyo > + contacts.py > + contacts.pyc > + contacts.pyo > + event.py > + event.pyc > + event.pyo > + filetransferwindow.py > + filetransferwindow.pyc > + filetransferwindow.pyo > + history.py > + history.pyc > + history.pyo > + logging.py > + logging.pyc > + logging.pyo > + mainwindow.py > + mainwindow.pyc > + mainwindow.pyo > + preferences.py > + preferences.pyc > + preferences.pyo > + presence.py > + presence.pyc > + presence.pyo > + resources.py > + resources.pyc > + resources.pyo > > /screensharing > + __init__.py > + __init__.pyc > + __init__.pyo > + _rfb.so > + vncclient.py > + vncclient.pyc > + vncclient.pyo > + vncviewer.py > + vncviewer.pyc > + vncviewer.pyo > + sessions.py > + sessions.pyc > + sessions.pyo > > /update > + __init__.py > + __init__.pyc > + __init__.pyo > + windows.py > + windows.pyc > + windows.pyo > + util.py > + util.pyc > + util.pyo > > /widgets > + __init__.py > + __init__.pyc > + __init__.pyo > + buttons.py > + buttons.pyc > + buttons.pyo > + color.py > + color.pyc > + color.pyo > + containers.py > + containers.pyc > + containers.pyo > + frames.py > + frames.pyc > + frames.pyo > + graph.py > + graph.pyc > + graph.pyo > + labels.py > + labels.pyc > + labels.pyo > + lineedit.py > + lineedit.pyc > + lineedit.pyo > + otr.py > + otr.pyc > + otr.pyo > + spinner.py > + spinner.pyc > + spinner.pyo > + util.py > + util.pyc > + util.pyo > + video.py > + video.pyc > + video.pyo > + zrtp.py > + zrtp.pyc > + zrtp.pyo > > /share > > /applications > + blink-blink.desktop > > /blink > + about_panel.ui > + add_account.ui > + audio_session.ui > + audio_session_drag.ui > + blink.ui > > /chat > > /styles > > /Smooth Operator > + Classic.style > + Dim Icon-Time.style > + Dim Time-Icon.style > + Icon-Time.style > + Time-Icon.style > > /css > + topic.css > > /html > + message.html > + message_continuation.html > + notification.html > + topic.html > + style.xml > > /test > + mockup-incoming_icon.png > + mockup-outgoing_icon.png > + mockup.html > + view.py > > /Stockholm > + Blue - Green.style > + Blue - Grey.style > + Blue - Orange.style > + Blue - Red.style > + Green - Blue.style > + Green - Grey.style > + Green - Orange.style > + Green - Red.style > + Grey - Blue.style > + Grey - Green.style > + Grey - Orange.style > + Grey - Red.style > + Orange - Blue.style > + Orange - Green.style > + Orange - Grey.style > + Orange - Red.style > + Red - Blue.style > + Red - Green.style > + Red - Grey.style > + Red - Orange.style > > /css > + base.css > + incoming-blue.css > + incoming-green.css > + incoming-grey.css > + incoming-orange.css > + incoming-red.css > + outgoing-blue.css > + outgoing-green.css > + outgoing-grey.css > + outgoing-orange.css > + outgoing-red.css > + topic.css > > /html > + message.html > + message_continuation.html > + notification.html > + topic.html > > /images > + pref-mention-mask.png > + style.xml > > /test > + buddy_icon.png > + file_transfer.html > + mockup.html > + view.py > + template.html > + chat_input_lock.ui > + chat_session.ui > + chat_widget.ui > + chat_window.ui > + conference_dialog.ui > + contact.ui > + contact_editor.ui > + contact_group.ui > + filetransfer_item.ui > + filetransfer_window.ui > > /icons > + accounts.png > + advanced-settings.png > + application-exit.png > + arrow-inward-blue.svg > + arrow-inward-red.svg > + arrow-outward-green.svg > + arrow-outward-red.svg > + attach.svg > + audio-auto-rejected.png > + audio-rejected.png > + audio.png > + avatar-nate.png > + avatar-ruby.png > + avatar.png > + bell-off.svg > + bell-on.svg > + bell.svg > + blink-logo.png > + blink.ico > + blink.png > + blink48.png > + blink64.png > + camera.svg > + camera12.svg > + cancel.png > + chat-auto-rejected.png > + chat-rejected.png > + chat.png > + chat.svg > + chat12.svg > + circle-dot.svg > + circle-grey.svg > + circle-progress.svg > + clock.svg > + close-active.svg > + close.svg > + cog.svg > + composing12.svg > + configure.png > + connection-direct.svg > + connection-relay.svg > + connection-unknown.svg > + cross-white.svg > + default-avatar.png > + delete.svg > + detach.svg > + downloads16.svg > + file-broken.png > + file-transfer.png > + folder-downloads.png > + folder-uploads.png > + fullscreen-exit.svg > + fullscreen.svg > + green-dot.svg > + grey-dot.svg > + handset.svg > + handset12-red.svg > + info16.svg > + invalid.png > + invalid16.png > + lock-blue-12.svg > + lock-green-12.svg > + lock-grey-12.svg > + lock-orange-12.svg > + lock-red-12.svg > + logging.png > + media-playback-start.svg > + media-record.svg > + mic-off.svg > + mic-on.svg > + mic12-off.svg > + mic12-on.svg > + microphone.svg > + minimize-active.svg > + minimize.svg > + minus.svg > + minus18.svg > + mwi-0.png > + mwi-1.png > + mwi-10.png > + mwi-2.png > + mwi-3.png > + mwi-4.png > + mwi-5.png > + mwi-6.png > + mwi-7.png > + mwi-8.png > + mwi-9.png > + mwi-many.png > + participants16.svg > + pause.svg > + pause12.svg > + paused.svg > + paused12.svg > + plus.svg > + plus18.svg > + quick-settings.png > + record.svg > + record12.svg > + recording.svg > + recording12.svg > + red-dot.svg > + refresh.png > + resize-bottom.svg > + resize-top.svg > + retry.svg > + scale.svg > + screen.svg > + screen12.svg > + screensharing-auto-rejected.png > + screensharing-rejected.png > + screensharing.png > + screenshot.svg > + search.svg > + speaker.svg > + speaker12.svg > + spinner.svg > + state-available.svg > + state-away.svg > + state-busy.svg > + state-invisible.svg > + test-call.png > + test-conference.png > + transform.png > + video-auto-rejected.png > + video-rejected.png > + video.png > + viewonly.svg > + wizard.png > > /work > + actions.svg > + arrows-inout.svg > + arrows.svg > + audio-devices.xcf > + audio12.svg > + bell.svg > + camera.svg > + camera12.svg > + chat.svg > + chat12.svg > + circles.svg > + clock.svg > + cog.svg > + composing12.svg > + connection.svg > + cursors.svg > + downloads16.svg > + file-broken.xcf > + folder-downloads.xcf > + folder-uploads.xcf > + handset.svg > + handset.xcf > + handset12.svg > + info16.svg > + lock.svg > + lock12.svg > + microphone.svg > + microphone12.svg > + modifier-keys.svg > + mwi.svg > + participants16.svg > + pause.svg > + pause12.svg > + progress.svg > + record.svg > + record12.svg > + retry.svg > + screen.svg > + screen12.svg > + speaker.svg > + speaker12.svg > + spinner.svg > + streams.xcf > + switch.svg > + yellow-dot.svg > + incoming_calltransfer_dialog.ui > + incoming_dialog.ui > + incoming_filetransfer_dialog.ui > + otr_widget.ui > + pending_watcher.ui > + preferences.ui > + screensharing_dialog.ui > + screensharing_toolbox.ui > + screensharing_window.ui > + server_tools.ui > > /sounds > + beeping_ringtone.wav > + dtmf_#_tone.wav > + dtmf_0_tone.wav > + dtmf_1_tone.wav > + dtmf_2_tone.wav > + dtmf_3_tone.wav > + dtmf_4_tone.wav > + dtmf_5_tone.wav > + dtmf_6_tone.wav > + dtmf_7_tone.wav > + dtmf_8_tone.wav > + dtmf_9_tone.wav > + dtmf_A_tone.wav > + dtmf_B_tone.wav > + dtmf_C_tone.wav > + dtmf_D_tone.wav > + dtmf_star_tone.wav > + file_transfer.wav > + hangup_tone.wav > + hold_tone.wav > + inbound_ringtone.wav > + message_received.wav > + outbound_ringtone.wav > + screenshot.wav > > /tls > + ca.crt > + default.crt > + video_widget.ui > + zrtp_widget.ui > > /doc > > /blink-3.0.2 > + README.bz2 > + TODO.bz2 > > /icons > > /hicolor > > /48x48 > > /apps > + blink.png > > /512x512 > > /apps > + blink.png > > /64x64 > > /apps > + blink.png > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 13:03, Dan Pascu <d...@ag-projects.com> wrote: > Can you list the content of the installed package on your system? > > On 24 Feb 2017, at 21:26, Mircea Sava wrote: > > On Gentoo, I get the following when trying to run blink: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/blink", line 67, in <module> > from blink import Blink > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/__init__.py", line 31, in > <module> > from blink.chatwindow import ChatWindow > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/chatwindow.py", line 39, in > <module> > from blink.contacts import URIUtils > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/contacts.py", line 48, in > <module> > from blink.sessions import SessionManager, StreamDescription > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/sessions.py", line 48, in > <module> > from blink.screensharing import ScreensharingWindow, VNCClient, ServerDefault > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/screensharing/__init__.py", > line 3, in <module> > from blink.screensharing.vncviewer import ScreensharingWindow, VNCViewer > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/blink/screensharing/vncviewer.py", > line 387, in <module> > ui_class, base_class = > uic.loadUiType(Resources.get('screensharing_dialog.ui')) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__init__.py", line 194, in > loadUiType > winfo = compiler.UICompiler().compileUi(uifile, code_string, from_imports, > resource_suffix) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/compiler.py", > line 111, in compileUi > w = self.parse(input_stream, resource_suffix) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 972, in > parse > document = parse(filename) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1182, in parse > tree.parse(source, parser) > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 647, in parse > source = open(source, "rb") > IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: > u'/usr/lib64/python-exec/python2.7/share/blink/screensharing_dialog.ui' > > These are the dependencies installed so far (I'm guessing I'm missing some of > them): python-sipsimple-3.1.0, python-cjson-1.1.0, python-eventlib-0.2.1, > python-msrplib-0.18.0, python-gnutls-2.0.1, python-xcaplib-1.1.0, > python-application-2.1.0, and python-otr-1.2.0. > > I'm in need of some guidance. > _______________________________________________ > Blink mailing list > Blink@lists.ag-projects.com > http://lists.ag-projects.com/mailman/listinfo/blink > > > -- > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > Blink mailing list > Blink@lists.ag-projects.com > http://lists.ag-projects.com/mailman/listinfo/blink > _______________________________________________ > Blink mailing list > Blink@lists.ag-projects.com > http://lists.ag-projects.com/mailman/listinfo/blink -- Dan _______________________________________________ Blink mailing list Blink@lists.ag-projects.com http://lists.ag-projects.com/mailman/listinfo/blink