Ubuntu 14.04x64 - Python for Windows won't install

[UbuntuSupahFly]

I can play Skyrim and Oblivion just fine through WINE, and the next logical step of course is modding. Well after multiple fails with Blender, PyFFI, and the NIF Python script extensions for Blender on Linux natively, I figured I would go through WINE and do it all on Windows instead. Well, that fails too. I didn't use the Distro install because I applied the custom work-around from http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18070 in order to facilitate installing Adobe CS4.

Summary:

• uname -a reveals Linux the-black-beast 3.14.4-031404-generic #201405130853 SMP Tue May 13 12:54:33 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
• My WINE Prefix is 32-bit, version 1.7.19. The games play just fine.
• Blender installed just fine
• PyFFI won't install because it can't find Python, which won't install no matter how I do it.
• Python 2.6 does not install from the Windows .MSI from python.org. It fails with a dump.
• Python also fails using winetricks --no-isolate python and that fails with this message: Note: command 'wine msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi ALLUSERS=1' returned status 5. Aborting.

Here's what I see in the terminal when I try to install Python, either my self or via winetricks:

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seann@the-black-beast:~/.wine/drive_c/python_stuff$ WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.wine winetricks --no-isolate python
Executing w_do_call python26
Executing load_python26
Executing wine msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi ALLUSERS=1
fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" (6.0.0.0)
fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
fixme:msi:event_spawn_wait_dialog doing nothing
wine: Unhandled page fault on read access to 0x00000000 at address 0x1331a82 (thread 0040), starting debugger...
Unhandled exception: page fault on read access to 0x00000000 in 32-bit code (0x01331a82).
Register dump:
 CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b FS:0063 GS:006b
 EIP:01331a82 ESP:0033f898 EBP:0144ddd4 EFLAGS:00010246(  R- --  I  Z- -P- )
 EAX:00000000 EBX:0144d618 ECX:ffffffff EDX:00000000
 ESI:0144d3e0 EDI:00000000
Stack dump:
0x0033f898:  0033f908 0144d618 0144d3e0 7ebd5000
0x0033f8a8:  00000000 7eb590c7 0144d618 7ebf1118
0x0033f8b8:  00000000 00000000 7eb584c0 00000000
0x0033f8c8:  0033f95c 00000000 0033f8e4 00000000
0x0033f8d8:  0033f908 7eb49f5b 00000000 00000002
0x0033f8e8:  00000001 01414748 00000000 0015ba94
Backtrace:
=>0 0x01331a82 in cabinet (+0x1a82) (0x0144ddd4)
  1 0x0020006c (0x00610075)
0x01331a82: repne scasb	%es:(%edi)
Modules:
Module	Address			Debug info	Name (86 modules)
PE	  8c0000-  8c7000	Deferred        msi25d.tmp
PE	 1330000- 1347000	Export          cabinet
PE	10000000-1000d000	Deferred        msif8f1.tmp
PE	1a400000-1a532000	Deferred        urlmon
PE	5dca0000-5de88000	Deferred        iertutil
PE	71590000-71617000	Deferred        comctl32
PE	77f60000-77fd6000	Deferred        shlwapi
ELF	7b800000-7ba5c000	Deferred        kernel32<elf>
  \-PE	7b810000-7ba5c000	\               kernel32
ELF	7bc00000-7bce4000	Deferred        ntdll<elf>
  \-PE	7bc10000-7bce4000	\               ntdll
ELF	7bf00000-7bf04000	Deferred        <wine-loader>
ELF	7d88d000-7d8aa000	Deferred        libgcc_s.so.1
ELF	7d99e000-7d9bc000	Deferred        fusion<elf>
  \-PE	7d9a0000-7d9bc000	\               fusion
ELF	7d9bc000-7da00000	Deferred        usp10<elf>
  \-PE	7d9c0000-7da00000	\               usp10
ELF	7da25000-7da39000	Deferred        psapi<elf>
  \-PE	7da30000-7da39000	\               psapi
ELF	7da39000-7daa1000	Deferred        dbghelp<elf>
  \-PE	7da40000-7daa1000	\               dbghelp
ELF	7daa1000-7dad8000	Deferred        mscoree<elf>
  \-PE	7dab0000-7dad8000	\               mscoree
ELF	7dad8000-7daf2000	Deferred        sxs<elf>
  \-PE	7dae0000-7daf2000	\               sxs
ELF	7daf2000-7db17000	Deferred        imm32<elf>
  \-PE	7db00000-7db17000	\               imm32
ELF	7db9d000-7dba3000	Deferred        libxfixes.so.3
ELF	7dba3000-7dbae000	Deferred        libxcursor.so.1
ELF	7dbae000-7dbbf000	Deferred        libxi.so.6
ELF	7dbbf000-7dbc3000	Deferred        libxcomposite.so.1
ELF	7dbc3000-7dbce000	Deferred        libxrandr.so.2
ELF	7dbce000-7dbd9000	Deferred        libxrender.so.1
ELF	7dbd9000-7dbdf000	Deferred        libxxf86vm.so.1
ELF	7dbdf000-7dbe3000	Deferred        libxinerama.so.1
ELF	7dbe3000-7dbea000	Deferred        libxdmcp.so.6
ELF	7dbea000-7dbee000	Deferred        libxau.so.6
ELF	7dbee000-7dc10000	Deferred        libxcb.so.1
ELF	7dc10000-7dd44000	Deferred        libx11.so.6
ELF	7dd44000-7dd57000	Deferred        libxext.so.6
ELF	7dd7b000-7de0f000	Deferred        winex11<elf>
  \-PE	7dd90000-7de0f000	\               winex11
ELF	7df7c000-7e1b1000	Deferred        shell32<elf>
  \-PE	7df90000-7e1b1000	\               shell32
ELF	7e1f3000-7e21c000	Deferred        libexpat.so.1
ELF	7e21c000-7e257000	Deferred        libfontconfig.so.1
ELF	7e257000-7e27f000	Deferred        libpng12.so.0
ELF	7e27f000-7e31f000	Deferred        libfreetype.so.6
ELF	7e31f000-7e341000	Deferred        libtinfo.so.5
ELF	7e341000-7e366000	Deferred        libncurses.so.5
ELF	7e366000-7e38e000	Deferred        mpr<elf>
  \-PE	7e370000-7e38e000	\               mpr
ELF	7e38e000-7e3a8000	Deferred        libz.so.1
ELF	7e3cc000-7e448000	Deferred        wininet<elf>
  \-PE	7e3e0000-7e448000	\               wininet
ELF	7e448000-7e57e000	Deferred        oleaut32<elf>
  \-PE	7e460000-7e57e000	\               oleaut32
ELF	7e57e000-7e601000	Deferred        rpcrt4<elf>
  \-PE	7e590000-7e601000	\               rpcrt4
ELF	7e601000-7e61b000	Deferred        version<elf>
  \-PE	7e610000-7e61b000	\               version
ELF	7e61b000-7e73a000	Deferred        gdi32<elf>
  \-PE	7e630000-7e73a000	\               gdi32
ELF	7e73a000-7e895000	Deferred        user32<elf>
  \-PE	7e750000-7e895000	\               user32
ELF	7e895000-7e907000	Deferred        advapi32<elf>
  \-PE	7e8a0000-7e907000	\               advapi32
ELF	7e907000-7ea47000	Deferred        ole32<elf>
  \-PE	7e920000-7ea47000	\               ole32
ELF	7ea47000-7eaf4000	Deferred        msvcrt<elf>
  \-PE	7ea60000-7eaf4000	\               msvcrt
ELF	7eaf4000-7ebf2000	Deferred        msi<elf>
  \-PE	7eb00000-7ebf2000	\               msi
ELF	7ef64000-7ef71000	Deferred        libnss_files.so.2
ELF	7ef71000-7ef7d000	Deferred        libnss_nis.so.2
ELF	7ef7d000-7ef96000	Deferred        libnsl.so.1
ELF	7ef96000-7efdc000	Deferred        libm.so.6
ELF	7efdc000-7f000000	Deferred        msiexec<elf>
  \-PE	7efe0000-7f000000	\               msiexec
ELF	f7383000-f738c000	Deferred        libnss_compat.so.2
ELF	f738d000-f7392000	Deferred        libdl.so.2
ELF	f7392000-f7541000	Deferred        libc.so.6
ELF	f7542000-f755e000	Deferred        libpthread.so.0
ELF	f7582000-f7737000	Dwarf           libwine.so.1
ELF	f7739000-f775b000	Deferred        ld-linux.so.2
ELF	f775b000-f775c000	Deferred        [vdso].so
Threads:
process  tid      prio (all id:s are in hex)
0000000e services.exe
	0000003a    0
	00000039    0
	00000026    0
	0000001c    0
	00000016    0
	00000010    0
	0000000f    0
0000001a winedevice.exe
	0000002c    0
	0000001f    0
	0000001e    0
	0000001b    0
00000022 plugplay.exe
	00000029    0
	00000028    0
	00000023    0
0000003f (D) C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
	00000043    0
	00000040    0 <==
00000041 explorer.exe
	00000042    0
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Note: command 'wine msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi ALLUSERS=1' returned status 5.  Aborting.
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Now, to be certain, I tried on another machine with the distro version of WINE (also Ubuntu 14.04) and Python fails to install on it as well with almost the same error.

So... is it just me or is this looking less like a WINE issue and more of a Ubuntu 14.04 issue? The problem is, I'm by no means an expert, so if possible, I'd like a second opinion to tell me if I'm crazy or not!

I suppose, if I REALLY wanted to go to desperate measures, I could make some space, create an NTFS partition in it, and run dual-boot. Or, I guess, run XP on a VM, but I don't think my system can run it very smoothly.

[dimesio]

I just tried winetricks python26 in a clean, 32 bit wineprefix on openSUSE in 1.7.19, and it installed without any problem. The difference could be the distro, but if I understand correctly, you have been trying to install this to an unclean wineprefix, and that could be the problem.

[UbuntuSupahFly]

I just tried winetricks python26 in a clean, 32 bit wineprefix on openSUSE in 1.7.19, and it installed without any problem. The difference could be the distro, but if I understand correctly, you have been trying to install this to an unclean wineprefix, and that could be the problem.

I feel like such a n00b now.

I renamed my old .wine, and ran winetricks --no-isolate python and it worked beautifully, so I guess I'll have to export the relevant registry entries to .REG files, copy the Python files to my "proper" wine folder, and import those .REG files.

Or I suppose, I could just install Blender and all that in the new prefix, and continue to use the original one for the games, because that would be less work.

Either way, thanks for the help!

[UbuntuSupahFly]

Well, it's mostly working now, except for this:

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Application tried to create a window, but no driver could be loaded.
The explorer process failed to start.

However, Blender still launches, so I guess it's not a huge deal. Just wondering, since this is actually a clean prefix (until I installed Blender, PyFFI, Python 2.6, and misc vcredist_xxxx's) why it's complaining now if everything else seems to be running.