Installing wxPython on Linux RHEL4

Hello,

I've been installing (and successfully using) wxPython (now 2.8.9.2) on Windows
Now I need to run that code on Linux RHEL4. So, I need to install everything that's
required there, with no experience at all ...

What is the fastest easiest way to install wxPython on RHEL4, knowing
that I'm a beginner (what to download, where to install it and how).
Probably all this has been already discussed in the list, but if there is
somewhere a nice, detailed description of what must be done, that would
be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

Raphael

Raphael Mayoraz wrote:

Hello,

I've been installing (and successfully using) wxPython (now 2.8.9.2) on Windows
Now I need to run that code on Linux RHEL4. So, I need to install everything that's
required there, with no experience at all ...

What is the fastest easiest way to install wxPython on RHEL4, knowing
that I'm a beginner (what to download, where to install it and how).
Probably all this has been already discussed in the list, but if there is
somewhere a nice, detailed description of what must be done, that would
be highly appreciated.

Best thing to do would be to hunt for some compatible RPMs, such as http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/3/srodzaj/1/search/python-wxPython.

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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org Java give you jitters? Relax with wxPython!

Robin Dunn wrote:

Raphael Mayoraz wrote:

Hello,

I've been installing (and successfully using) wxPython (now 2.8.9.2) on Windows
Now I need to run that code on Linux RHEL4. So, I need to install everything that's
required there, with no experience at all ...

What is the fastest easiest way to install wxPython on RHEL4, knowing
that I'm a beginner (what to download, where to install it and how).
Probably all this has been already discussed in the list, but if there is
somewhere a nice, detailed description of what must be done, that would
be highly appreciated.

Best thing to do would be to hunt for some compatible RPMs, such as http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/3/srodzaj/1/search/python-wxPython.

Ok, tried it. I downloaded python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm.
Then run:
rpm -i python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm

And got this:
warning: python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
key ID ...

And than "error: Failed dependencies:
libwx_base-2.8.so.0()(64bit) is needed by python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64

(a few tens of lines like this).

And nothing seems to be installed properly.

What am I doing wrong ? Is there an easy way to get those apparently missing
libraries (apparently those are wxWidget ones ... do I need to install wxWidget first ?).

Thanks.

Raphael

Raphael Mayoraz wrote:

Robin Dunn wrote:

Raphael Mayoraz wrote:

Hello,

I've been installing (and successfully using) wxPython (now 2.8.9.2) on Windows
Now I need to run that code on Linux RHEL4. So, I need to install everything that's
required there, with no experience at all ...

What is the fastest easiest way to install wxPython on RHEL4, knowing
that I'm a beginner (what to download, where to install it and how).
Probably all this has been already discussed in the list, but if there is
somewhere a nice, detailed description of what must be done, that would
be highly appreciated.

Best thing to do would be to hunt for some compatible RPMs, such as http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/3/srodzaj/1/search/python-wxPython.

Ok, tried it. I downloaded python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm.
Then run:
rpm -i python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm

And got this:
warning: python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
key ID ...

And than "error: Failed dependencies:
libwx_base-2.8.so.0()(64bit) is needed by python-wxPython-2.8.9.1-1.el4.pp.x86_64

(a few tens of lines like this).

And nothing seems to be installed properly.

What am I doing wrong ? Is there an easy way to get those apparently missing
libraries (apparently those are wxWidget ones ... do I need to install wxWidget first ?).

Yes, or at least at the same time.

You'll either need to resolve dependencies by hand, or use some tool with a package repository that does it for you. I don't know if there is a YUM repository for RHEL4 that contains the wx pacakges, but that is the first thing I would look for.

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--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org Java give you jitters? Relax with wxPython!