Background: target machine us running Ubuntu 12.04 in Gnome session
fallback mode (or whatever they called it).
I have the source code for a program to allow the use of a USB
transcribing foot pedal. When I try to run it in the directory in which
the source code resides I get an error message:
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:~/Documents/Programming/footpedal/footpedal-0.4.orig$ python footpedal
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "footpedal", line 763, in <module>
fs = FootpedalAppWindow(options.installed, options.showpanel)
File "footpedal", line 415, in __init__
self.populateUserInterface()
File "footpedal", line 503, in populateUserInterface
self.set_icon_from_file( self.icon_path )
glib.GError: Failed to open file '/usr/share/footpedal/footpedal.png':
No such file or directory
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This is a program that long ago was available through Ubuntu's
Launchpad. I use it on a machine running Ubuntu 10.04. Now I'm trying to
move this last bit over to my 12.04 machine so I can run a single
machine to get my work done. The program is no longer supported through
Launchpad, but I assume that, with the source code, I can somehow get it
to work on 12.04.
I also assume that the error message is there because the program
expects to have been installed in /use/share. So, my question is, how do
I install this program? Is it as simple as putting the directory with
the source code in /usr/share and creating a link to it? Or is there
something "fancier" that I need to do?
In 10.04 I have an icon that looks like a bare foot in the launcher
panel. It's properties are:
Type: Application
Name: footpedal
Command footpedal
I'd like to be able to do the same thing in 12.04. Any guidance on how
to proceed would be appreciated.
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Regards,
Richard C. Steffens
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