I am running ubuntu gutsy and using the development version.

I tried to do some perspective text.

The fantabulous lxml wrapper for libxml2 is required by inkex_lxml.py and therefore this extension. Please download the latest version from <http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/lxml/>.

I have libxml2 installed. Newest version from repositories.

yeah, you need the lxml python wrapper for libxml.
Afraid I know jack about linux so cant help more than to suggest trying th eurl thats in the error message.
(or waiting for one of the linux folk to stop by)

yes lxml is whats missing, and when you get it the effect will work. Do a search in the package updater (or whatever its called on ubuntu)

I'm running Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) on a PowerBook G4 and using Inkscape 0.45

The package you want is python-lxml

You can download it by System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager and searching for the package.

shawnhcorey wrote:I'm running Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) on a PowerBook G4 and using Inkscape 0.45

The package you want is python-lxml

You can download it by System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager and searching for the package.

That is the exact package you want. I am also running Ubuntu 7.10 and after I installed that package the perspective worked great.

Darth_Gimp wrote:That is the exact package you want. I am also running Ubuntu 7.10 and after I installed that package the perspective worked great.

Well...I'm running 6.10, a year behind you.

For Inkscape 0.45 and before, you need the package python-xml

For Inkscape 0.46 (and after?), you'll need the package python-lxml

I have just download 0.46 (inkscape-17201) and compiled it (it takes about 1 1/2 hours). I'm just learning its new features.