Comment 12 for bug 1026411

I think you need to install python-setuptools package for easy_install.
Alternatively you can install python-pip and use pip instead of
easy_install in the command.

On 30 November 2012 15:28, Karthik T <email address hidden> wrote:

> I assumed it should be installed with python.. You need to install
> http://packages.python.org/distribute/easy_install.html#installing-easy-install. Not sure if it can be gotten from synaptic.
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> Karthik T
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> On 30 November 2012 12:22, Rohit Pande <email address hidden> wrote:
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>> Hi Kartik
>>
>> Thanks a lot for that. I tried:
>>
>> sudo easy_install
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1168249/caffeine-2.4.1-py2.7.egg
>>
>> However the response is:
>> sudo: easy_install: command not found
>>
>>
>> Which package do i need to install for running this? Typing easy install
>> in
>> Synaptic shows auto-install-el as the top hit. Is that the one I need?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rohit
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>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Karthik T <<email address hidden>
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > sudo
>> > easy_install http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1168249/caffeine-2.4.1-py2.7.egg"
>> >
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>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026411
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>> Title:
>> Caffeine does not work for Linux Mint - Mate version
>>
>> Status in Caffeine:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Hi, Caffeine currently does not work as is for the MATE version of
>> linux mint, since as a part of their forking of Gnome 2 all the names
>> have changed. I have attached a patch of the changes i have made to
>> get it to work with MATE, basically just copied over the GNOME parts
>> and replaced the names with the correct ones. It works perfectly on my
>> machine.
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