/usr/bin/xbmc: line 3: python: command not found ???

[masg11]

I type xbmc as a user or root and get this

/usr/bin/xbmc: line 3: python: command not found ???


I had a perfectly working install of xbmc but then tried to install sopcast gui and it uninstalled alot of my stuff as part of a "vendor change".

I reinstalled everything and used this page to reload the prereqs

http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Install_XBMC_on_openSUSE


I tried building from source and using the packman rpms.. no change



and this thread didn't seem to help

http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=51088&highlight=python


I don't see any xbmc log that could help

Somewhat new to linux so looking for some guidance.

Thanks


Running 32 bit opensuse 11.1

[topfs2]

You need python for FEH.py. Or you need to edit xbmc start script.

[masg11]

I found the FEH.py file in /usr/share/xbmc

I ran rpm -q python and got
python-2.6.0-2.21.1

I am unclear about the start script. A google points to people writing their own, but I don't know where the default one for XBMC is..

Not sure where to go from here..

[althekiller]

If you have python installed now, you shouldn't need to edit /usr/bin/xbmc which is the "start file" topfs2 was on about. If it's still broken for some reason, just comment out or remove the line that calls FEH.py

[masg11]

thanks for all the help. The tips I got lead me to the true culprit. Though I still don't totally understand what happened.

I was getting python not found because the system could not find python when I invoked it. If I typed python from the shell, it would tell me the command could be found, even though yast and rpm listed it as installed.

This article gave me the solution

http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/405239-looking-nzb-program-3.html

it told me how to repoint the pc to find python.

Now xbmc fires up, but I'm moving and haven't tested play back