Excellent Thank you very much. That finally did the trick. I had to do an extra apt-get for easy_install but there after all was fine.
It also means I can do all my work without having to reboot into Windows which is a great time saver. Regards On 30 January 2012 19:21, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah it's a python dependency. So at the terminal: > sudo easy_install pyspatialite > > That should pull down the python package from pypi, which is a python > way of managing python add ons. It's outside the usual ubuntu packaging > but generally is more up to date. > > Enjoy, > Alex > > On 01/30/2012 11:18 AM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > > Cool, > > I did all that and it works kind of but I now get: > > > > PySpatiaLite python module is required for QSpatiaLite > > > > > > I have installed every available Spatialite package: > > > > > > libspatialite-dev install > > > > libspatialite2 install > > > > libspatialite3 install > > > > spatialite-bin install > > > > Thoughts? Maybe 2 and 3 is clashing? I can try and remove spatialite and > > qgis completely again and try a reinstall. I did not remove spatialite > when > > I did the qgis reinstall. > > > > Regars > > > > On 30 January 2012 19:13, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Add 3rd Party Repos. > >> http://www.qgisworkshop.org/html/workshop/python_in_qgis_tutorial1.html > >> > >> Then look for the QSpatialite plugin. > >> > >> Enjoy, > >> Alex > >> > >> On 01/30/2012 11:04 AM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > >>> Ok, > >>> Complete removal and re-installation seem to have done the trick. > >>> Thank you very much for all the help so far. > >>> > >>> I can see the correct menus now and the Plugin Installer Plugin is > >>> installed and working. However the plugin listings is very limited. Any > >> way > >>> to get more python plugins listed? > >>> This is the repositories I have listed: > >>> http://pyqgis.org/repo/official > >>> > >>> after browsing to that I have now added user contributed. Could this be > >>> installed by default perhaps? > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> On 30 January 2012 18:18, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Gerhardus, > >>>> > >>>> I wonder if something is strange with the main qgis packages. I > suggest > >>>> trying the packages from Ubuntugis repositories instead, as detailed > >> here: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/Download#Ubuntu-With-updated-dependencies > >>>> > >>>> So try to remove your current install, change your repos, and the > update > >>>> and install again, making sure to grab the python-qgis too. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> Alex > >>>> > >>>> On 01/30/2012 09:18 AM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > >>>>> Hi Alex, > >>>>> The Plugin Installer if that is a plugin itself then it is not > listed. > >>>>> > >>>>> The keyservers have not been working for a while and that breaks any > >>>> other > >>>>> updates. Which means I have to deselect any QGIS related updates > every > >>>> time > >>>>> ubuntu updates my laptop. > >>>>> > >>>>> This is my listed repositories: > >>>>> deb http://qgis.org/debian natty main > >>>>> deb-src http://qgis.org/debian natty main > >>>>> > >>>>> and I am definitely using natty and have not upgraded my OS. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> > >>>>> On 29 January 2012 19:10, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Check in the Manage Plugins menu that you have the Plugin Installer > >>>>>> enabled. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The authentication thing is no big deal sometimes the keyservers > just > >>>>>> aren't working. As a question of clarification which repository are > >> you > >>>>>> installing QGIS from? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Alex > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 01/29/2012 04:40 AM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi > >>>>>>> That installation unfortunately had no effect. Still no python > plugin > >>>>>> menu > >>>>>>> option. In addition I also get the message: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! > >>>>>>> libqgis1.7.3 python-qgis python-qgis-common > >>>>>>> Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> which I ignored > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I ran sudo ldconfig thinking maybe a link somewhere is missing but > >> that > >>>>>> did > >>>>>>> not do the trick either. The packages were installed previously: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Preparing to replace python-qgis 1.4.0+12730-5ubuntu1 (using > >>>>>>> .../python-qgis_1.7.3-1~natty1_i386.deb) ... > >>>>>>> Unpacking replacement python-qgis ... > >>>>>>> Preparing to replace python-qgis-common 1.4.0+12730-5ubuntu1 (using > >>>>>>> .../python-qgis-common_1.7.3-1~natty1_all.deb) ... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> so maybe there is something else wrong? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Regards > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 28 January 2012 21:46, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> A classic problem we really need to tackle better: you're missing > >> the > >>>>>>>> python-qgis package or maybe the base plugins > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> sudo apt-get install python-qgis python-qgis-common > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Give that a try, restart qgis and see if you have python plugin > >>>> access. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>> Alex > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 01/28/2012 01:39 PM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Thanks Alex, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I only have "Manage Plugins" and "Python Console" on my Plugins > >> menu > >>>>>> and > >>>>>>>> my > >>>>>>>>> list of plugins does not contain qspatialite plugin. I am using > >> 1.7.0 > >>>>>> on > >>>>>>>>> Ubuntu. I am trying to get the spatialite gui working at the > moment > >>>> as > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> alternative. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Regards > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> http://www.gaia-gis.it > >>>>>>>>> On 28 January 2012 21:16, Alex Mandel < > [email protected]> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On 01/28/2012 01:08 PM, Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi > >>>>>>>>>>> I have spend some time polishing the data I have and it is in > csv > >>>>>>>>>> format. I > >>>>>>>>>>> would like to run queries on it and display a number of custom > >>>>>>>> queries's > >>>>>>>>>>> data on my map. I thought spatialite would be the answer but I > am > >>>>>>>>>>> struggling to connect the dots. I first tried to import the csv > >>>> file > >>>>>>>>>>> directly which worked a treat. I then exported the csv file as > a > >>>>>> SQLite > >>>>>>>>>>> database and tried to add it as Spatialite database, that > failed > >>>> for > >>>>>>>>>>> obvious reasons. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I then thought that maybe I can directly do queries on the csv > >>>>>>>> data.... I > >>>>>>>>>>> managed to get a query working on the data and that query now > >>>>>> displays > >>>>>>>>>>> different coloured dots. However I could not find this query > >> again > >>>>>> nor > >>>>>>>>>> seem > >>>>>>>>>>> to be able to change the symbology based on the query type. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> My csv file contain multiple types of points which I would like > >> to > >>>>>> map > >>>>>>>>>> with > >>>>>>>>>>> different symbology. Any help would be appreciated. The manual > >>>>>> explains > >>>>>>>>>> how > >>>>>>>>>>> to create a spatialite db but makes no mention of how to get > data > >>>>>> into > >>>>>>>> a > >>>>>>>>>>> spatialite db, > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Try the QSpatialite plugin (from Fetch python plugins). > >>>>>>>>>> 1. Create an empty spatial database > >>>>>>>>>> 2. Connect and use the Upload Tables tab under which you can > pick > >>>> CSV > >>>>>> as > >>>>>>>>>> the source. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Alternative method, download the spatialite gui from spatialite > >>>>>> website > >>>>>>>>>> and use that to import the csv. Once imported QGIS will be able > to > >>>> see > >>>>>>>>>> it, though you may need to create a geometry column and run an > >>>> update > >>>>>>>>>> query to populate it. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Enjoy, > >>>>>>>>>> Alex > >>>>>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Qgis-user mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- Gerhardus Geldenhuis
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