gDesklets Problem

ritam_bkp · 10-02-2008, 01:45 PM

Yesterday i installed gdesklet applet..
now when i try to open this thing the following errors pop up

pritam@pritam-desktop:~$ gdesklets
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/gdesklets", line 3, in <module>
from main import client, DISPLAY, HOME, USERHOME
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/main/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
import utils
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
import gtk
ImportError: No module named gtk

i have gtk2 and python2.4 installed..
do i have to manually import them in the module??
this sounds a bit tough..
how can i solve this problem?????

SkyEye · 10-02-2008, 03:24 PM

Do you have python-gtk2 also installed? If not install it.

SkyEye · 10-02-2008, 03:36 PM

And if your system have Compiz (component behind desktop effects) enabled, then you could use Screenlets too. They looked much nicer than gDesklets. Also you could try to install Google Gadgets too.

ritam_bkp · 10-04-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyEye

Do you have python-gtk2 also installed? If not install it.

gDesklet is dependent on python-gtk2..
it would not have installed if py-gtk2 was not present in my system

ritam_bkp · 10-04-2008, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyEye

And if your system have Compiz (component behind desktop effects) enabled, then you could use Screenlets too. They looked much nicer than gDesklets. Also you could try to install Google Gadgets too.

according to ur suggestion i tried to install
google-gadgets..
but it is dependent on libpango 1.20.5
i cannot find it on the internet

SkyEye · 10-04-2008, 07:06 AM

Ubuntu ships with a bit older version of libpango1.0-dev I think.

Anyway I just checked their instruction page and they've not mentioned such. Maybe some dependency depends in turn. Anyway, you have to build from source.

SkyEye · 10-04-2008, 07:14 AM

I just checked and found out that Ubuntu 8.04 repo indeed has the version 1.20.5 of libpango. What you need is the development package. Try,

$ sudo apt-get install libpango1.0-dev

ritam_bkp · 10-04-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyEye

I just checked and found out that Ubuntu 8.04 repo indeed has the version 1.20.5 of libpango. What you need is the development package. Try,

$ sudo apt-get install libpango1.0-dev

thanks.....
that worked