Installing wxPython on Ubuntu 12.04
The Issue: I am having trouble installing wxPython on Ubuntu 12.04. I would like to find a simple, straightforward way of doing this.
What I've Done So Far: The most relevant instructions that I have been able to find so far can be found here: http://wiki.wxpython.org/InstallingOnUbuntuOrDebian
The issue with these instructions is that there is no choice available for Precise 12.04. The most up-to-date distro shown is Natty 11.4. From what I can find, the proper way to do this is to manually build debian packages, which is explained here: http://wiki.wxpython.org/BuildingDebianPackages
Upon attempting this and finally typing the command 'fakeroot debian/rules binary', I get the errors:
debian/rules:14: /usr/share/quilt/quilt.make: No such file or directory
pyversions: missing X(S)-Python-Version in control file, fall back to debian/pyversions
pyversions: missing debian/pyversions file, fall back to supported versions
make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/share/quilt/quilt.make'. Stop.
I cannot seem to fix this error, or find any other applicable resources that work for me. I would post more links here, but since I am new, the spam filter is blocking me from doing so.
Conclusion: Does someone know a simple solution to properly installing wxPython on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise?
Update: I tried just simply using the apt-get command 'sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8', and I received this (which seems good):
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
python-wxgtk2.8 is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
language-pack-zh-hans yaml-cpp language-pack-kde-en language-pack-kde-zh-hans language-pack-kde-en-base language-pack-zh-hans-base language-pack-kde-zh-hans-base
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 173 not upgraded.
But once I attempt to run something, ie 'python test_gui.py', I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test_gui.py", line 1, in
import wx
ImportError: No module named wx
Answer
Okay. So I have figured out a way out Just run the following command in a Terminal:
sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8 python-wxtools wx2.8-doc wx2.8-examples wx2.8-headers wx2.8-i18n
And Voila! It works!