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Bug 399 - Missing libpython 2.6 error
Summary: Missing libpython 2.6 error
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: TDE
Classification: Unclassified
Component: ubuntu (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5.10
Hardware: i386 Kubuntu Lucid
: P5 major
Assignee: Timothy Pearson
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2010-12-23 15:16 CST by Frank
Modified: 2013-08-17 13:56 CDT (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Frank 2010-12-23 15:16:33 CST 
Control panel module for user management says that libpython2.6.so is missing from the path.  This makes it impossible to create a new user account in the GUI.

The troubleshooting guide on that panel says I may have a failed upgrade, or old packages lying around, and that I should delete the offending package.  I tried deleting the package, and it deleted everything that depended on it, trashing the install.

As the install trashed itself, I am not certain of the exact version, but I installed from the iso available at:

http://trinity.lv/

I used the Lucid Lynx i386 image.

I failed to get Ubuntu 10.04 to install Trinity after registering your repositories.  It ran, but the script setting up the email preferences locked, and the install failed.  I am now trying to install Trinity on Kubuntu 10.04.
Comment 1 Jonesy 2011-07-09 15:52:21 CDT 
Here also.

 ubuntu 10.04 via an upgrade from 9.10
 Trinity 3.5.11
Comment 2 Jonesy 2011-07-09 17:08:29 CDT 
Update:
I checked on an existing karmic 9.10/kde 3.5.11 here and found libpython2.6.so was in the "gcompris" package.  So, I installed gcompris on the lucid 10.04 netbook.  Turns out libpython2.6.so is merely a symbolic link to /usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1.

So, I created a symbolic link for libpython2.6.so in /opt/kde3/lib/

$ cd /opt/kde3/lib/
$ ln -s /usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1 ./libpython2.6.so

(Caution: the above were _NOT_ done via cut-n-paste)

Now I have use of K-Menu -> System Settings -> Advanced

I have NO IDEA if this is a legitimate hack.  IWFM.  YMMV.

Now I'll go back an `apt-get remove` gcompris ...
Comment 3 Felix Miata 2011-08-05 11:32:25 CDT 
My failure involved minimal HTTP Lucid installation, followed by apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-kde3. The comment 2 solution works for me.
Comment 4 Alexey Loukianov 2011-09-20 10:32:19 CDT 
Hmm, looks like an add ld.so configuration problem. Symbolic link from "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1" to "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so" should be automatically created by ldconfig binary. 

What does the output of "sudo ldconfig -v" tells about "libpython2.6.so.1"? 

Are there symbolic link in place at "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so" pointing into "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1" after running the ldconfig command above?

Does the bug happen when the only "libpython2.6.so" on the system is symbolic link at "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so" pointing into "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1"? In case you followed the instructions from comment #2, please try to remove symbolic link "/opt/kde3/lib/libpython2.6.so", manually create "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so" pointing into "/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1" if needed and then try to trigger the bug. Does it happen in this conditions? Thanks in advance for spending your time testing it.
Comment 5 Darrell 2013-05-22 19:35:45 CDT 
Is this report still valid?
Comment 6 Jonesy 2013-05-22 21:42:54 CDT 
Having moved on with Slavek's Trinity 3.5.13.2 on
my Ubuntu 10.04 workstation, I no longer see this 
as a problem.    Besides, is 3.5.10 something you 
even support any longer?

$ ls -1 `locate libpython2.6.so`
/usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1.0
/usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1.0-gdb.py
/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so
/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1
/usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.1.0
/usr/lib/python2.6/config_d/libpython2.6.so
/usr/lib/python2.6/config/libpython2.6.so
jonesy@nix4:~$
Comment 7 Darrell 2013-05-22 22:51:05 CDT 
> Besides, is 3.5.10 something you even support any longer?

No. :-) I browsed all 3.5.10 and 3.5.11 reports and asked for feedback to any that I could not confirm. I'll wait 7 days or so in the hopes of hearing from the original reporter to confirm or otherwise tag as resolved/worksforme.
Comment 8 Darrell 2013-08-17 13:56:37 CDT 
Closing due to lack of response and age.