problem with installing Ubuntu 9.04

Installation
1

running Ubuntu 9.04 i installed use a .deb and it said it installed fine then when i tryed to do the test

i run this code

import direct.directbase.DirectStart
run()

and it gives me this and yes i updated python

File "game.py", line 1, in <module>
    import direct.directbase.DirectStart
ImportError: No module named direct.directbase.DirectStart

how do i fix this ?

2

I am no expert, but it looks like a problem with the graphics side of your setup. have a look at the Config.prc and look for the engine related config lines at the beginning of the file.

3

No, it looks like your python path is wrong. Start python and type
import sys
print sys.path

You should see panda3d paths in there some place.

4

Hm, did you install the right deb for the right version of ubuntu? If you run “python -V”, what does it say?
Does running it with “python2.6” help?

5

I used to have Ubuntu installed, but honestly, I never used it. It just took up HDD space. I also had XP installed too, but I never really used that anymore either.
I tried KDE4 out a while back though, and I found the entire effects to be glitchy, and it’s not like my video card couldn’t handle it (it was a 8800GTS 512 mb). Compiz-Fusion worked great under Ubuntu, so I just came to the conclusion that the effects in KDE4 were poorly written.
So, have the fixed the effects? I remember the minimizing/maximizing effect being extremely buggy. I probably won’t install Linux again until I get a new computer and make my current one a Linux box, but that won’t be until around 2011, after I had graduated from college.