From d81a3cc979e797d831f5d5bb17e0eaab44568512 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zooko <>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:49:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add note about pysqlite packages with bad .egg-info on etch
 and edgy

[Imported from Trac: page DownloadDebianPackages, version 19]
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 DownloadDebianPackages.md | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/DownloadDebianPackages.md b/DownloadDebianPackages.md
index cadf0a2..e4156c7 100644
--- a/DownloadDebianPackages.md
+++ b/DownloadDebianPackages.md
@@ -89,9 +89,15 @@ on these releases, however.
 
 ## Problems
 
+### Etch
+
+Debian Etch (4.0, "oldstable") has a `python-pysqlite2` for Python 2.4 that lacks a `.egg-info`, so it is invisible to `setuptools`.  Workarounds: 1. use Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.4.  2.  `sudo apt-get install sqlite3-dev && sudo easy_install pysqlite`.
+
 ### Edgy
 
-While the tahoe package on edgy will install, it appears that the version of
+Ubuntu Edgy (6.10) has a `python-pysqlite2` for Python 2.4 that has a `.egg-info` marked as being for Python 2.5, so it is invisible to `setuptools`.  Workarounds: 1. use Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.4.  2.  `sudo apt-get install sqlite3-dev && sudo easy_install pysqlite`.
+
+It appears that the version of
 Nevow (0.7.0) which shipped with edgy is broken (ubuntu bug
 [#61423](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nevow/+bug/61423)),
 preventing the tahoe node's webserver from running. The symptom is an