wxPython on Ubuntu

Yes,

sudo -s
dpkg --install libwxgtk2.5.3-python_2.5.3.2_i386.deb

did the job, but the "wxPython part" is missing. Anyway, I give up
with Ubuntu, and thanks for your help.

From time to time, I install a Linux distro and see if I can do something

more than using Mozilla and OpenOffice. "Linux" is far away from the
promised land. No complaints here, I'm pragmatic, if I can spend my
hobby time on my win98 platform, I have no reason to switch.

Regards
Jean-Michel Fauth, Switzerland.

Jean-Michel Fauth wrote:

sudo -s
dpkg --install libwxgtk2.5.3-python_2.5.3.2_i386.deb

did the job, but the "wxPython part" is missing. Anyway, I give up
with Ubuntu, and thanks for your help.

From time to time, I install a Linux distro and see if I can do something
more than using Mozilla and OpenOffice. "Linux" is far away from the promised land. No complaints here, I'm pragmatic, if I can spend my
hobby time on my win98 platform, I have no reason to switch.

FWIW, I'm running wxPython 2.5.3.1 on Ubuntu Hoary. I didn't try the .deb route but instead followed Robin's build instructions (wxPythonSrc/wxPython.build.txt) to build from source.

As far as Linux distros go, I think Ubuntu is very nice. In addition, I noticed a huge speed increase going from Fedora Core 2 to Ubuntu on the same laptop. A big thing that makes Ubuntu great is what makes Debian great: the apt-get package management system. I've been able to keep my system up to the bleeding edge with no problems. Granted, that part really requires an internet connection...

I'd encourage you to make some time for Linux in your hobby time. This is what I did in the 2001-2002 years, and looking back it was one of the better decisions I've ever made. I only wish I'd started looking at Linux back when I first heard of it in the 1994-1995 timeframe.

What I did was install RedHat on my workstation, and then I added VMWare and installed a virtual Windows2000 system. So, the underlying OS was Linux but I still had the Win2k goodies that I was comfortable with. Granted, a leap of faith was required (what if something happens to the underlying system that I don't know how to fix?) but I gradually started using the Linux apps and learning all kinds of neat things, and now I only boot into the Win2k virtual system when I want to test something, and find myself wondering how people can stand working on Microsoft Windows :).

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