I am currently having some problems installing applications that are apparently written using Python. Any time I try to get them installed I get an error from the installer indicating "Some application packages required for the installation are missing" and the details show "python-hildondesktop". I have look through several forum posting and tried what was suggested, but have not had any luck. Is there a distribution package that will install the missing package? Thanks.

same here..."python-hildondesktop" needed yet does not show up in Maemo search or here or apt-get install python-hildondesktop from root...

It's in the maemo extras-deval repo.

In hopes of starting a user friendly and less time spent by everyone...

when folks state they are unable to do something...such as can not install and/or missing items ...IF YOU SAY IT IS INSTALLED, "they may not come" a poor play on "If you build it they will come"
bad humor is my strong suit...

Would be very helpful if NO ans was given OR test it out and show what steps are needed...OR maybe we need two IT forums...one for PROs and one for those of us newbies....when replying to newbies I would like to suggest the following...yea I know the newbies mostly likely will not be able to give this much information HOWEVER, if one state it is so, IMHO, they really need to go the distance....yea more of the movie line....


# apt-get install python-hildondesktop

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package python-hildondesktop

here is what I have done to date:

A. download the debs
B. install the debs - NOT WORKING
C. spent hours reading different items in the posts
D. got the hildon-desktop-python-loader by apt-get
E. see above

As has been said many times by many folks..."Maybe it is just that the documentation isn't clear or people can't find out where it is?" so stating just use the extras-devel repository as listed all over the place yet it is only a very small, small, small and IMHO unhelpful....time drag on many folks....and runs some folks away from these wonderful times...

here is what is needed IMHO....that or do not answer...use the extras-devel repository

TESTING MAEMO EXTRAS
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/
chinook
free

Maybe it is in some repo, but that is the way I did it yesterday....
go www.khertan.net, click download (Top menu choice #5), and dl python-hildondesktop 0.0.2 something like that, to your document folder (or mmc whatever you like).

fire up xterm, become root (sudo gainroot), and cd to your folder,

say you dl to the default document:

get online
xterm
sudo gainroot
cd ~/Mydocs/.documents
(turn off app manager)
dpkg -i python-hildondesktop_0.0.2.1_armel.deb

you got hildondesktop installed.


post if question,


bun

Sorry not working...any ideas...

BusyBox v1.6.1 (2007-09-27 18:08:59 EEST) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

Nokia-N810-51-3:~# whoami
root

Nokia-N810-51-3:/# cd ~/Mydocs/.documents
-sh: cd: can't cd to /root/Mydocs/.documents

Nokia-N810-51-3:/# ls
bin dev home media proc srv usr
boot etc initrd mnt root sys var
cdrom floppy lib opt sbin tmp

Nokia-N810-51-3:/# cd home

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home# cd MyDocs
-sh: cd: can't cd to MyDocs

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home# ls
user

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home# cd user

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user# cd MyDocs

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user/MyDocs# cd
.documents

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user/MyDocs/.documents# ls
Maps
python-hildondesktop_0.0.2-1_armel.deb

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user/MyDocs/.documents# dpkg -i python-hildondesktop_0.0.2.1_armel.deb
dpkg: error processing python-hildondesktop_0.0.2.1_armel.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-hildondesktop_0.0.2.1_armel.deb
Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user/MyDocs/.documents#

you didnt type the correct filename, try :

dpkg -i python-hildondesktop_0.0.2-1_armel.deb

To here.david :

Great idea ... so there will be two community... newbie speaking to newbies ... and newbie posting question in 'pro section' that will be redirect to the newbie forum by the one you name 'the pro'

But if you prefer no answer than a short answer that will help you a bit too make the good research .... No problems ... it ll take less time for me ...

phgerin - tx's for the excellent help...I did a 'cut&paste' for the instruction and did not see the difference in the file name....

You got:
python-hildondesktop_0.0.2-1_armel.deb

Nokia-N810-51-3:/home/user/MyDocs/.documents# dpkg -i python-hildondesktop_0.0.2.1_armel.deb

Look between the 2 and the 1.