Václav, of course, I might have gotten something wrong, but I've just tried it again. I've used the nz.archive.ubuntu.com mirror, and this time I have downloaded the package manually:
Now install it manually, after before (forcefully) removing it:
$ sudo dpkg -i libboost-python1.38.0_1.38.0-6ubuntu6.1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package libboost-python1.38.0.
(Reading database ... 337560 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libboost-python1.38.0 (from libboost-python1.38.0_1.38.0-6ubuntu6.1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libboost-python1.38.0 (1.38.0-6ubuntu6.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
And now for the test:
gkloss@it041227:~$ python
Python 2.6.4 (r264:75706, Dec 7 2009, 18:45:15)
[GCC 4.4.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from visual import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/visual/__init__.py", line 58, in <module>
import cvisual
AttributeError: 'Boost.Python.StaticProperty' object attribute '__doc__' is read-only
>>>
Václav, of course, I might have gotten something wrong, but I've just tried it again. I've used the nz.archive. ubuntu. com mirror, and this time I have downloaded the package manually:
gkloss@it041227:~$ wget http:// nz.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ pool/main/ b/boost1. 38/libboost- python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb nz.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ pool/main/ b/boost1. 38/libboost- python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb massey. ac.nz.. . 130.123.225.69 massey. ac.nz|130. 123.225. 69|:8080. .. connected. x-debian- package] python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb'
--2010-05-11 10:23:32-- http://
Resolving alb-cache.
Connecting to alb-cache.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 240038 (234K) [application/
Saving to: `libboost-
100%[== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =====>] 240,038 --.-K/s in 0.02s
2010-05-11 10:23:33 (10.1 MB/s) - `libboost- python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb' saved [240038/240038]
Now install it manually, after before (forcefully) removing it:
$ sudo dpkg -i libboost- python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb python1. 38.0. python1. 38.0 (from libboost- python1. 38.0_1. 38.0-6ubuntu6. 1_i386. deb) ... python1. 38.0 (1.38.0-6ubuntu6.1) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libboost-
(Reading database ... 337560 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libboost-
Setting up libboost-
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
And now for the test:
gkloss@it041227:~$ python python2. 6/dist- packages/ visual/ __init_ _.py", line 58, in <module> Python. StaticProperty' object attribute '__doc__' is read-only
Python 2.6.4 (r264:75706, Dec 7 2009, 18:45:15)
[GCC 4.4.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from visual import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/
import cvisual
AttributeError: 'Boost.
>>>