i can't install pyclient in ubuntu 9.10

Hi

First you're aware that the python client is only an early preview - it's not ready to use yet.

Everything you need to know is on the wiki page. I understand that english isn't your first language but I'm not able to write the instructions any more clearly.

Basically you need to create /opt/xibo yourself (I suggest you create a separate partition and mount it at /opt/xibo as part of the Ubuntu installation). To get the client itself, you need to install bzr and download the client with the command in the wiki.

You need to unzip pyclient-1.1.0a20-bin-9.10.tar.gz as you say as well - it contains the dependancies that aren't available in Ubuntu.

Alex

Ok, simple and clear, i didn't know that the last command donwload xibo client and install it, i didn't try it. Now i have another matter: when i try to run it, the shell returns:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "XiboClient.py", line 24, in <module>
    from libavg import avg, anim, button
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libavg/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from avg import *
ImportError: libGraphicsMagick++.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

when i check for the pkg of libgraphicsmagick++ (at the beginning of guide) shell returns:
libgraphicsmagick++3 is already recent version

Do i post another answere or can i ask you?
Thanks

I'd guess you've installed libavg for Ubuntu 9.04 instead of 9.10.

Which binary package did you download? What was the filename.

Alex

It was some days ago, maybe you are right because for a mistake i begin install pkgs from the guide of 9.04; now i'll try to remove them and install the pkgs of 9.10.
Let me see and will tell you

Claudio

Not the Ubuntu packages - it won't let you install the wrong ones.

You need to make sure the dependancies binaries I distribute are for 9.10. I think you have the ones for 9.04.

ie http://launchpad.net/xibo/1.1/1.1.0/+download/pyclient-1.1.0a20-bin-9.10.tar.gz

Alex

ah ok, no i unpacked that file in /usr/loca/lib, for ubuntu 9.10. Maybe my matter is that i made some caos in this ubuntu.
Man: i have an img of ubuntu, now i format this hd and will copy the img file so i can try from beginning with the right passages that you told me.
Will let you know
Thanks
Claudio

ok, done without caos...
the shell returns:
LOG: 1268407678.06 0 error Unable to create local library directory data

i think that is't for permissions of folders also because i gave any permissions to write and read

Claudio

You don't have permission to create a folder in the same folder as your XiboClient.py file (or wherever you've configured your local library location to be).

Alex

Thanks Alex Harrington, that solved my question.

Man, i'm sorry, i have serious problem to start xibo client, now the matters is about browsernode.
now the returns of shell is:

Xibo Client v1.1.0a20
Reading default configuration
Reading user configuration
Log Level is: 0
Logging will be handled by: XiboLogXmds
Switching to new logger
Exception in thread Thread-2:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "XiboClient.py", line 2352, in run
    self.player.loadPlugin("libbrowsernode")
RuntimeError: ./libbrowsernode.so: undefined symbol: _ZN5boost6python9converter8registry6insertEPFPvP7_objectEPFvS5_PNS1_30rvalue_from_python_stage1_dataEENS0_9type_infoE

Thanks Alex Harrington, that solved my question.

I'm sorry, i didn't see it!!! i'm very tired.... now i can run client, i think i have to work only with config files.
What do you mean with "xibo client (ubuntu) is not ready to use yet"? what is the matter? does it crash? doesn't it work with some extensions?

I mean that it's new code, not particularly well tested.

There are a number of known problems:
RSS ticker scrolling is poor
Whole client crashes when showing flash if the flash browser plugin crashes
A fair number of jquery-based websites don't render right
The download code works but sometimes gets in a loop that never terminates.

It's development code. It's released as a preview as loads of people are asking when they can see what it'll be like - but it's definitely not ready to use for anything that matters.

Alex