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[Adam Tauno Williams]

> > What is the stumbling block?

Lack of an RPM,  otherwise this would be a right-click&install kind of
deal so long as you have the DVD handy.

> and pygtk2 are.  (To be honest, I'm not sure I know what pygtk2 is.)

The GTK bindings for Python.

>   Python is a computer language.  The reason you need to have it on your
> computer is that it is an interpreted language. 

<aside>This is why real client-side applications should never be written
in interpreted languages,  they are the express lane to dependency
hell.</aside>

> the Python language.  For lots of technical reasons, the author of
> GRAMPS doesn't want to write it in the specific language your computer
> understands.  

<aside>Or possibly some non-technical reasons,  platforms get chosen for
some very bizarre, and frequently kind of dumb, reasons</aside>

> So your computer needs a Python interpreter.  Since many
> programs are written in Python, your distro (Suse 9.2, IIRC) probably
> has it installed already.  Gnome-python and pygtk2 are utilities that
> the author used to make the program more user-friendly.  Again, you
> probably have them installed.

They are on the DVD, don't know if they are installed.  I do not believe
they are by default.

> Everyone,  (passing the ball here)
>   How do we help Brock?  First, we have to show him how to check if the
> packages are there.  I suspect Brock knows how to check the packages but
> let's do a review for any other novices. 

I wouldn't assume that, although Bruce has been teaching him such
things.

awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q python-gtk
python-gtk-2.2.0-3
awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q python-gnome
python-gnome-2.0.3-2
awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q python
python-2.3.4-3

>  Second, in the case where one
> of those packages are not there, can we give a step-by-step instruction
> to show how to find them and install them?

They should be installable via Yast.

Then it is on to installing GRAMPS.  Now I'm passing the ball!