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klaxon44

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Registered: 2012-01-29

Posts: 5

Problem installing Python 2.5.1

Repeated attempts to install Python 2.5.1 and dependencies fail.  I'm running SliTaz 3.0, installed from a download within the last week.

-Version-

Kernel        : Linux 2.6.30.6-slitaz (i586)

Compiled        : #1 SMP Sun Mar 28 16:39:51 CEST 2010

C Library        : GNU C Library version 2.10.1 (stable)

Distribution        : Slitaz GNU/Linux 3.0

Desktop Environment        : Unknown (Window Manager: Openbox)

I have tried installing Python using the package manager and tazpkg.  In both cases, the terminal screen that opens shows most of the dependencies install properly.  The system then decompressess the Python 2.5.1 file and, in the course of expanding the file, the desktop clears as if I had just logged out.  I then see the standard SliTaz login screen with a default username of tux.  When I log in as tux, my desktop is blank (no desktop icons, no wallpaper).  If I open the terminal and try to run Python, the system reports that python is not found.

Do I need to install some other packages before trying to install Python?  Do I have a setting messed up on my system?  I have not edited any of the startup files, other than to add "lang=en kmap=us" to the /home/boot/grub/menu.lst file.

klaxon44

mojo

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Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: Problem installing Python 2.5.1

I've had that happen with no free space(memory,swap).

In xterm:

free

See how much free memory you have.

Try installing python in console,more free memory available:

Add screen=text to bootcode

#tazpkg install /path/to/python.tazpkg

Re-enable login manager to autostart Xorg:

#nano  /etc/rcS.conf

Add slim to RUN_DAEMONS=

klaxon44

Member

Registered: 2012-01-29

Posts: 5

Re: Problem installing Python 2.5.1

Thanks for the help, mojo.  The issue is resolved.

I rebooted, using boot options to force use of a text screen.  Note that I'm using a USB drive on /dev/sda.

boot: slitaz home=sda screen=text lang=en kmap=us

Switched to root.

su

<password>

Installed python using tazpkg:

tazpkg get-install python

This completed without problems.  When I was back at the command prompt, I could enter 'python' and I got the Python prompt (yay!).  Next, save my updated filesystem image:

tazusb writefs gzip

This save operation took at least ten minutes.  When it completed, I rebooted:

reboot

This rebooted to a text screen.  At this point, I have python installed so I consider the original issue resolved; thanks for your help.  I'm still trying to straighten out my default screen issue (it reboots in text, not in X), but that's a different problem.

klaxon44

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: Problem installing Python 2.5.1

I'm still trying to straighten out my default screen issue (it reboots in text, not in X), but that's a different problem.

When user adds screen=text it permanently deletes slim from /etc/rcS.conf RUN_DAEMONS=

User must add slim back so slim/Xorg autostart on boot.

To resolve so Xorg autostarts on boot:

Re-enable login manager to autostart Xorg:

#nano /etc/rcS.conf

Add slim to RUN_DAEMONS=

Now save and Slitaz will autostart slim/Xorg on reboot:

#tazusb writefs gzip