On Thursday 08 September 2005 09:51 pm, Paul McNett wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > On Thursday 08 September 2005 08:51 pm, Paul McNett wrote: > >>Steve Litt wrote: > >>>Indeed it was 2,4,2,4! How do I download and install the latest stable > >>>version? I have Mandrake 10.0, I think. Maybe 10.1 -- I don't know how > >>> to tell. > >> > >>http://wxpython.org/download.php > >> > >>There's Mandrake 10.1 and 10.2 versions. Download the one that > >>corresponds to your Python version. Get the unicode one. > > > > Ughhh: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wxpython]# rpm -Uvh > > wxPython-common-gtk2-unicode-2.6.1.0-mdk101_py2.3.i586.rpm > > Preparing... ########################################### > > [100%] file /usr/bin/img2png from install of > > wxPython-common-gtk2-unicode-2.6.1.0-mdk101_py2.3 conflicts with file > > from package wxPythonGTK-2.4.2.4-2mdk > > I'm rusty with RPM. I think you want to rpm -i --force. Or, uninstall > 2.4 and install 2.6. IIRC that would be: > > rpm -e wxPythonGTK-2.4.2.4-2mdk > rpm -i wxPython-common-gtk2-unicode-2.6.1.0-mdk101_py2.3 > > Or, you can do what I do an install from source. Download the tar.gz, > make sure you have all the dev tools installed, read BUILD.txt, tweak > lots of stuff, set some environmental variables, and you'll have 2.6.1.0 > installed side-by-side with 2.4. > > Sorry it isn't easier - wxPython is the most difficult app I've ever > installed. But it is worth the hassle, it's a great toolkit. If it were > me, and I didn't have other apps installed that required wxPython 2.4, > I'd opt for the rpm -e / rpm -i option myself. > > And while I was at it anyway I'd first install python 2.4 which has > native decimal support that Dabo takes advantage of. Otherwise, you get > to use floats which aren't as nice for business apps. > > But again, a disclaimer: it's been a few years since I've used RPM, and > I'm rusty at it. Please take what I say with a grain of salt; you'll > need to decide what's best for you in your situation.
Thanks Paul I briefly tried, but was worried that in installing 2.6 either over or beside my 2.4, I could mess up my OS. Does anyone know a Linux distro where dabo "just works"? If so, I could download it or buy it, and use it on a separate computer until Mandrake catches up with the wxpython requirements. I really hope dabo does not continue requiring later and later versions of wxpython as time goes by. If dabo became one of my core apps, of course I'd jump through hoops to get it installed, but as something I'm just trying out, I want an easy install. Probably most tire kickers are like me. Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist Webmaster * Troubleshooters.Com * http://www.troubleshooters.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
