--- Sergio Basurto Juarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Anthony Hoskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Good day folks, > > > > I am trying to update my wxPython package so I can > > run Boa Constructor. > > I have tried installing from source, but > encountered > > some errors which I > > don't remember now, but could probably replicate > if > > need be. > > > > I also tried installing via apt-get, which left me > > with an outdated > > distrobution of wxPython, and currently i'm > getting > > the message when trying > > to start Boa: Sorry! This version of Boa requires > > atleast wxPython 2.4.0.7 > > > > So I tried to get the packages from the wxPython > > site, but they only have > > packages for Redhat, and I think Mandrake. I then > > tried to download and > > convert with alien two packages: > > > > // redhat 9 package for gtk2-ansi Python 2.2: > > alien --to-deb > > wxPython2.5-gtk2-ansi-2.5.3.1-rh9_py2.2.i386.rpm > > > > //redhat 9 package for gtk-ansi python 2.2: > > alien --to-deb > > wxpython2.5-gtk-ansi-2.5.3.1-rh9_py2.2.i386.rpm > > > > > > > the first pacakge for gtk2-ansi won't even work, > but > > the second package for > > gtk-ansi creates a new deb package just fine. This > > package can be run with > > Package Manager it seems, but when I try to > install > > them I get the following > > errors: > > > > // BEGIN ERROR > > > > <2.5-gtk-ansi-2.5.3.1-rh9_py2.2.i386.rpm;echo > > RESULT=$? > > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No > > such file or directory (2) > > error: cannot open Packages database in > /var/lib/rpm > > RESULT=1 > > > > // END ERROR > > > > I've tried using apt-get to get libdb3 but it says > I > > already have the latest > > version. Is this some kind of problem with the > > package trying to use a redhat > > setup on a debian machine? If you know of a link > to > > a site that already > > discusses this, I could use it. > > > > *note* a lot of my problems (not rpm problems) > might > > be because this is the > > runtime, and not the common release, however you > can > > only install one version > > of wxPython and I don't really know how to > uninstall > > it. Will the common > > release from apt-get work, or will I need to > > uninstall this completely? > > > > If this post belongs better somewhere else, please > > let me know and I will > > repost it accordingly. Thank you in advance for > any > > time you take to help me > > out. > > > > P.S. I'm a complete newbie to Linux, so please > bare > > with me. > > > why don't you try? > #apt-cache search wxPython > It will show a list of packages once you find the > one > you need then: > > #apt-get install [packages] > > Regards. Sorry I missed the part where you say that already try this!!!!!!
Which version of Debian are you using? ===== -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
