gdesklets

[crashandburn0420]

i emerged gdesklets-core, at the end of the compilattion it says

* gDesklets Displays are required before the library
 * will be usable. The displays are found in -
 *            x11-plugins/desklet-*
 * or at http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org

 * Next you'll need to start gdesklets using
 *            /usr/bin/gdesklets start
 * If you're using GNOME this can be done conveniently
 * through Applications->Accessories->gDesklets

where would i find x11-plugins/desklet-*?

[borromini]

emerge --search desklet ?

[crashandburn0420]

thanks but when i try to start it i get this error in the terminal

Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in _pretty_excepthook
deep_trace = True)
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py", line 76, in format
import vfs
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py", line 119, in _new_imp
module = _old_imp(name, globs, locls, fromlist)
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/vfs.py", line 120, in ?
exists = exists_urllib2
NameError: name 'exists_urllib2' is not defined

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/gdesklets", line 4, in ?
from main.DisplayList import DisplayList
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py", line 119, in _new_imp
module = _old_imp(name, globs, locls, fromlist)
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/main/DisplayList.py", line 4, in ?
from utils import vfs
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py", line 119, in _new_imp
module = _old_imp(name, globs, locls, fromlist)
File "/usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/vfs.py", line 120, in ?
exists = exists_urllib2
NameError: name 'exists_urllib2' is not defined

[borromini]

Maybe urllib is a dependency? I see it pass twice...

[crashandburn0420]

how would i resolve the dependency then?

[borromini]

If it is a dependency issue, just emerge the package (first search for it of course). But there is something going wrong when the python script is run. That's for sure.

Have you installed gdesklets display? The message mentions it's required.

[crashandburn0420]

there is no gdesklets display only gdesklets core which i already installed

[borromini]

Have you searched for it with Portage?

[crashandburn0420]

yes

[dylunio]

looking in /usr/partage/x11-plugins/ I find gDesklets Displays:

ls /usr/portage/x11-plugins/ | grep desklet-*
desklet-clock
desklet-discreetclock
desklet-ftb
desklet-hypertail
desklet-justanicon
desklet-newsgrab
desklet-regexp
desklet-rssgrab
desklet-rsstickerbar
desklet-scweather
desklet-sidecandy
desklet-sidecandygmail
desklet-sidecandyrhythmbox
desklet-starterbar
desklet-wirelessmonitor

so

emerge one_of_the_above

and see it it works (you may have to unmask them if they are masked).