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GRUN

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Registered: 2008-11-18

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Setting up PyPanel

So I have Openbox and now I need/want to set up a pypanel. But as Arch wiki says, it ain't in AUR. And Python Xlib couldn't be found in repositories what I need for PyPanel. How should I downloaad/install them, guys?

Last edited by GRUN (2008-11-18 15:23:31)

schuay

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Registered: 2008-08-19

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

it's in community..

pacman -Ss pypanel
community/pypanel 2.4-4

or did I miss something?

GRUN

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Registered: 2008-11-18

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

Oh, I wrote 'pacman -S pypanel', not -Ss

EDIT: Ok, tried with pacman -Ss pypanel, but nothing happens

Last edited by GRUN (2008-11-18 15:41:53)

ralvez

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

Actually, the command is :

pacman -S pypanel

if what you want is to install it.

If it is not found in the server where you are connecting try changing servers. I just tested and it is available.

R.

schuay

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

the extra "s" in -Ss is just the search command in pacman it doesn't actually install anything. check out the wiki or read "man pacman"

check if you have the community repository enabled in /etc/pacman.conf

refresh the package list using pacman -Syu

after that "pacman -S pypanel" should work

GRUN

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Registered: 2008-11-18

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

Okay, I installed it ..
But I can't find that file/directory what is shown in #16 post on this topic:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=29174

I have python 2.4 and I type in terminal 'nano /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Xlib/protocol/display.py', but it opens blank page.
What's wrong?

Last edited by GRUN (2008-11-18 20:36:30)

thayer

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

Okay, I installed it ..
But I can't find that file/directory what is shown in #16 post on this topic:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=29174

Hrmm that thread is nearly two years old.  Are you receiving the related errors when you run pypanel?  I never experienced the error mentioned in that thread and I have used pypanel for the past year or longer.

Last edited by thayer (2008-11-18 20:45:50)

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GRUN

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

I red that younger python versions than 2.4 ain't comptible with pypanel, so I installed 2.4. Then I tried to start it with 'python2.4 /usr/bin/pypanel' and after that it throws out following error:

# python2.4 /usr/bin/pypanel 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pypanel", line 892, in ?
    from ppmodule import ppinit, ppshade, ppicon, ppfont, ppfontsize, ppclear
ImportError: No module named ppmodule

Just like in that post is said ..

EDIT: Ok, I managed to configure that file, but it changed nothing. And when I try to run with 'pypanel' I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pypanel", line 893, in <module>
    from Xlib import x, display, error, Xatom, Xutil
ImportError: No module named Xlib

Last edited by GRUN (2008-11-18 21:31:39)

droog

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

you need python 2.6 and you're using python 2.4.

GRUN

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

ghh, I will better start from beginning .. How can I fully delete python, python-xlib etc. without a trace? With pacman -R ?

Last edited by GRUN (2008-11-19 14:09:46)

thayer

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Re: Setting up PyPanel

pacman -Rns python python-xlib etc...

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