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Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

Post by daniel_reetz »

Subtitle: Daniel doesn't know what the hell he's doing but tries anyway!

So, I had another thread where I mistakenly tried to get Spreads working on Windows. For now, that's off the table. I'm now going to try to get it working on Linux Mint, which is a nice, clean distribution of Linux based on Ubuntu, which is in turn based on Debian.

I pulled up a Terminal window and typed

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$ pip install spreads
- Linux Mint helpfully told me to install PIP first:
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seemed to go OK.
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Now back to where I started:

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$ pip install spreads
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Seemed to go OK.

Hmm, maybe not so OK. It doesn't seem to think that Spreads is installed.
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Odd. Here's the log:

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fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ sudo apt-get install python-pip
Reading package lists... Done
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  build-essential dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.7 libalgorithm-diff-perl
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Suggested packages:
  debian-keyring g++-multilib g++-4.7-multilib gcc-4.7-doc libstdc++6-4.7-dbg
  libstdc++6-4.7-doc
Recommended packages:
  python-dev-all
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  build-essential dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.7 libalgorithm-diff-perl
  libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl libalgorithm-merge-perl libstdc++6-4.7-dev
  python-pip python-setuptools
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 200 not upgraded.
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fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ pip install spreads
Downloading/unpacking spreads
  Downloading spreads-0.3.3.tar.gz (2.9MB): 2.9MB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package spreads
    
Downloading/unpacking colorama>=0.2.5 (from spreads)
  Downloading colorama-0.2.5.tar.gz
  Running setup.py egg_info for package colorama
    
Downloading/unpacking pyusb>=1.0.0a3 (from spreads)
  Downloading pyusb-1.0.0a3.tar.gz (40kB): 40kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pyusb
    
Downloading/unpacking pyptpchdk>=0.2.1 (from spreads)
  Downloading pyptpchdk-0.2.1.tar.gz (84kB): 84kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pyptpchdk
    
Downloading/unpacking PyYAML>=3.10 (from spreads)
  Downloading PyYAML-3.10.tar.gz (241kB): 241kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package PyYAML
    
Downloading/unpacking Wand>=0.3.1 (from spreads)
  Downloading Wand-0.3.3.tar.gz (40kB): 40kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package Wand
    
Downloading/unpacking stevedore>=0.9.1 (from spreads)
  Downloading stevedore-0.11.tar.gz (338kB): 338kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package stevedore
    
    warning: no files found matching '*.html' under directory 'docs'
    warning: no files found matching '*.css' under directory 'docs'
    warning: no files found matching '*.js' under directory 'docs'
    warning: no files found matching '*.png' under directory 'docs'
    warning: no files found matching '*.py' under directory 'tests'
Downloading/unpacking futures>=2.1.4 (from spreads)
  Downloading futures-2.1.4.tar.gz
  Running setup.py egg_info for package futures
    
Downloading/unpacking pexif>=0.13 (from spreads)
  Downloading pexif-0.13.tar.gz (169kB): 169kB downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pexif
    
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): Pillow>=2.0.0 in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages (from spreads)
Installing collected packages: spreads, colorama, pyusb, pyptpchdk, PyYAML, Wand, stevedore, futures, pexif
  Running setup.py install for spreads
    
    changing mode of build/scripts-2.7/spread from 644 to 755
    error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spreadsplug': Permission denied
    Complete output from command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;__file__='/tmp/pip-build-fake/spreads/setup.py';exec(compile(open(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /tmp/pip-jAfRX6-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed:
    running install

running build

running build_py

creating build

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/confit.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/util.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/workflow.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/cli.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

copying spreads/plugin.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/combine.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/tesseract.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/colorcorrect.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/autorotate.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/djvubind.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/pdfbeads.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

copying spreadsplug/scantailor.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/dev

copying spreadsplug/dev/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/dev

copying spreadsplug/dev/chdkcamera.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/dev

running egg_info

writing requirements to spreads.egg-info/requires.txt

writing spreads.egg-info/PKG-INFO

writing top-level names to spreads.egg-info/top_level.txt

writing dependency_links to spreads.egg-info/dependency_links.txt

writing entry points to spreads.egg-info/entry_points.txt

warning: manifest_maker: standard file '-c' not found



reading manifest file 'spreads.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'

writing manifest file 'spreads.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'

copying spreads/config_default.yaml -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreads

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui

copying spreadsplug/gui/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui

copying spreadsplug/gui/gui.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui

copying spreadsplug/gui/gui.qrc -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui

copying spreadsplug/gui/gui_rc.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui

creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui/pixmaps

copying spreadsplug/gui/pixmaps/monk.png -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/spreadsplug/gui/pixmaps

running build_scripts

creating build/scripts-2.7

copying and adjusting spread -> build/scripts-2.7

changing mode of build/scripts-2.7/spread from 644 to 755

running install_lib

creating /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spreadsplug

error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spreadsplug': Permission denied

----------------------------------------
Command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;__file__='/tmp/pip-build-fake/spreads/setup.py';exec(compile(open(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /tmp/pip-jAfRX6-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-fake/spreads
Storing complete log in /home/fake/.pip/pip.log
fake@fake-IX270 ~ $
OK, I see a few errors in there, but I'm just going to try installing as it asks... Nope, doesn't work. I'll come back to this in a bit. Feels like user error or a permissions error or something to me. Doubt there's anything wrong with Spreads... gonna go read the Spreads main thread.
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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(now following the instructions HERE http://spreads.readthedocs.org/en/lates ... stallation line by line)
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

Post by daniel_reetz »

Now tinkering with these lines...

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$ wget <scantailor-deb-url>
$ sudo dpkg -i <scantailor-deb>
$ sudo gem install pdfbeads
$ wget http://djvubind.googlecode.com/files/djvubind_1.2.1.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i djvubind_1.2.1.deb
$ virtualenv ~/.spreads
$ source ~/.spreads/bin/activate
$ pip install spreads
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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Closer!

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(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ spreads gui
No command 'spreads' found, did you mean:
 Command 'spread' from package 'spread' (universe)
spreads: command not found
(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ spread
You are missing a dependency for one of your enabled plugins:
Could not find executable `pdfbeads` in $PATH. Please install the appropriate package(s)!
(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ 
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ sudo gem install pdfbeads
[sudo] password for fake: 
Fetching: pdfbeads-1.0.9.gem (100%)
Successfully installed pdfbeads-1.0.9
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for pdfbeads-1.0.9...
Installing RDoc documentation for pdfbeads-1.0.9...
(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ spread
usage: spread [-h] [--verbose]
              {configure,capture,download,postprocess,output,wizard} ...
spread: error: too few arguments
Yay. So close I can taste it. Now to enable the GUI...
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ sudo gedit ~/.config/spreads/config.yaml
pull up an editor and add gui..
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ spread gui
spreads encountered an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/bin/spread", line 39, in <module>
    spreads.cli.main()
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spreads/cli.py", line 272, in main
    parser = setup_parser()
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spreads/cli.py", line 197, in setup_parser
    pluginmanager = get_pluginmanager()
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spreads/plugin.py", line 294, in get_pluginmanager
    name_order=True)
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/stevedore/named.py", line 43, in __init__
    propagate_map_exceptions=propagate_map_exceptions,
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/stevedore/extension.py", line 70, in __init__
    invoke_kwds)
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spreads/plugin.py", line 54, in _load_plugins
    invoke_kwds,
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/stevedore/named.py", line 57, in _load_one_plugin
    ep, invoke_on_load, invoke_args, invoke_kwds,
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/stevedore/extension.py", line 101, in _load_one_plugin
    plugin = ep.load()
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/distribute-0.6.34-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 2013, in load
    entry = __import__(self.module_name, globals(),globals(), ['__name__'])
  File "/home/fake/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spreadsplug/gui/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from PySide import QtGui
ImportError: No module named PySide

(.spreads)fake@fake-IX270 ~ $ 
Oops. Looks like no PySide.
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

Post by jbaiter »

Yep, the documentation is in the need of some updating....
The fix is rather easy, though:

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$ sudo apt-get install python-pyside
$ ln -s /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PySide ~/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
You might have to change the first path in the second command, as I'm not sure where Ubuntu stores the Python packages.
The reason why you have to create that link is that the tutorial creates a virtual Python environment (that doesn't share packages with the global system, as to avoid conflicts and keep it clean).
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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Thanks for the helpful hint! I'll have a look at it tonight.
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Re: Spreads on Linux Mint: First Impressions

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Ok, I don't have the same problems that Daniel is having; instead, when I try to install the GUI it tells me:

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ln -s /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PySide ~/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Pyside
ln: failed to create symbolic link `/root/.spreads/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Pyside': No such file or directory
I imagine this is something easy to solve, but my knowledge on this is really limited. I tried with mkdir but it didn't work. I'm also using Linux Mint.

Any ideas?
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