Problems with Nicotine SoulSeek Client

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 02:57 PM

Hi, I have recently installed nicotine soulseek client, and I am not having any luck getting it to work. I installed it through RPM Drake, so all the dependencies were satisfied automatically. The problem is when I launch it, it just thinks for a long time, and then shuts down. Soulseek is one of the programs from windows that I really miss, so I was wondering if somebody could help me get this working...

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:05 PM

Have you run the program in a terminal? If not, I suggest doing so, and post the output, if there is any (hopefully there will be, a lot of graphical programs are lazy and don't give any diags).

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by downfall
Have you run the program in a terminal? If not, I suggest doing so, and post the output, if there is any (hopefully there will be, a lot of graphical programs are lazy and don't give any diags).

ok, it says cannot find the required pygtk and then lists a bunch of search paths...

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:21 PM

Does the output/paths help at all? If not, copy the full output and post it.

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by downfall
Does the output/paths help at all? If not, copy the full output and post it.

Not really since I am still working on my skills with the console. I am pretty sure that PYGTK was listed as being installed as one of the dependencies, so I am at a loss for why it is even complaining. It doesn't like where it was installed to maybe?

Here is the output:

Can not find required PyGTK. The current search path is
['/usr/bin', '/usr/lib/python24.zip', '/usr/lib/python2.4', '/usr/lib/python2.4/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-tk', '/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages']

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:37 PM

Maybe I should try installing PyGTK again... that might work...

*edit* Okay, I installed PyGTK, and now it has a different output error message...

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/nicotine", line 142, in ?
result = checkenv()
File "/usr/bin/nicotine", line 68, in checkenv
import gtk
File "/home/fcrozat/rpm/tmp/pygtk2.0-2.4.1-root/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 33, in ?
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject.so: undefined symbol: g_assert_warning

Now I have no clue what that means...

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:38 PM

Well, my suggestion at this point is that you find your PyGTK installation. Use slocate to find it:

Code:

/* One of these should work */
slocate PyGTK
slocate pygtk
slocate py

Given that you have slocate installed of course, lol. If not, use your package manager to install it, and then create a database for it

Code:

slocate -u

and THEN use slocate to find your installation. At that point you can just make a symbolic link from that folder to one of the search paths

Code:

ln -sn $whatever_the_path_slocate_finds/ /usr/lib/python2.4/

at which point you should (hopefully) be laughing.

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Maybe I should try installing PyGTK again... that might work...

*shrugs* dunno. If it works, let me know, lol.

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by downfall
Well, my suggestion at this point is that you find your PyGTK installation. Use slocate to find it:

Code:

/* One of these should work */ slocate PyGTK slocate pygtk slocate py

Given that you have slocate installed of course, lol. If not, use your package manager to install it, and then create a database for it

Code:

slocate -u

and THEN use slocate to find your installation. At that point you can just make a symbolic link from that folder to one of the search paths

Code:

ln -sn $whatever_the_path_slocate_finds/ /usr/lib/python2.4/

at which point you should (hopefully) be laughing.

See above post... I guess it found it, after reinstalling, but now it has some other problem/... Fussy little program isn't it! Just for kicks I ran slocate and it came up with this:

warning: slocate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory
warning: You need to run the 'updatedb' command (as root) to create the database.

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:43 PM

Quote:

*edit* Okay, I installed PyGTK, and now it has a different output error message...

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/nicotine", line 142, in ?
result = checkenv()
File "/usr/bin/nicotine", line 68, in checkenv
import gtk
File "/home/fcrozat/rpm/tmp/pygtk2.0-2.4.1-root/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 33, in ?
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gobject.so: undefined symbol: g_assert_warning

Now I have no clue what that means...

Yeah, neither do I. The solution seemed so simple before. It looks to me like a problem I would generally avoid having compiled all my software. Plug it into google? No clue.

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Just for kicks I ran slocate and it came up with this:

warning: slocate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory
warning: You need to run the 'updatedb' command (as root) to create the database.

Odd. Did you run

Code:

slocate -u

...?

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:47 PM

well, thanks anyway... I have had nothing but trouble with these soulseek clients. I ave tried to install them several times, and they NEVER work. Such a pain. But I refuse to run windows as a matter of principle...

M O L8ingN2dust · 10-29-2005, 03:50 PM

I just ran the database (it made me sign in as root) and it did something, though I am not sure what because now when I run slocate, it does nothing. No output, nothing.

*edit* Okay, I just tried it again (not as root this time) and it came up with a crapload of paths!!!!!!!

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:50 PM

I know how you feel. I could never get GiFT to work quite properly, which is similar. My suggestion, is keep trying. Another suggestion would be to try a different distro, or at least a different package manager (RPMs aren't the most elegant solution to software management).

downfall · 10-29-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

I just ran the database (it made me sign in as root) and it did something, though I am not sure what because now when I run slocate, it does nothing. No output, nothing.

Crazy shiz.

Code:

slocate -u

should create the database, and then

Code:

slocate <arg>

should yield a result, given that it (<arg>) exists in the database.