How To: Installing gdesklets in ubuntu 10.10 successfully.

[ranjith19]

I had to search for half an hour to make gdesklets work in ubuntu. This is how it is done.

1. Open Terminal

2. Install gdeskelts by typing

sudo apt-get install gdesklets

3. Create a link for python2.5

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/python2.6


4. Open /usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py as root

sudo gedit /usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py

5. Go to the line that contains (line 116)

def _new_imp(name, globs = {}, locls = {}, fromlist = []):

and replace it by

def _new_imp(name, globs = {}, locls = {}, fromlist = [], test = []):

6. Thats it. Start gdesklets. It should work well. You can add it to your start-up by adding an entry in gnome-session-properties

[pagemaker]

Great walkthrough! Worked for me...

[aamil4u]

Hi

Thanks a lot for your post. Ir really helped me a lot!

[wpurcell]

Yes! Many thanks from me also! Worked very well.

[tbryancooper]

When I attempt to open ErrorFormatter.py it just opens up a blank document. Any suggestions?

[tbryancooper]

NEVERMIND!!!! n00b move! I didn't capitalize the E and the F.

[ranjith19]

open it as a superuser

[ranjith19]

oh. okay

[Ippo343]

Great! I finally got it working!

Thanks a lot!

[AbdRahim]

Wow! I don't know how you figure this out, but many thanks.