Hi, in package setup.py of fred-whois-2.8.4, line 73: def check_CORBA(self): try: from omniORB import CORBA import omniidl except ImportError, msg: sys.stderr.write('ImportError: %s\nWhois needs omniORB and omniidl module. For more see README.\n' % msg) sys.exit(1) from what i've inspected in the source code, there is no file which "import omniidl". this requirement will make installation error although omniidl-python package has been installed (i am using ubuntu precise). So it should be: def check_CORBA(self): try: from omniORB import CORBA except ImportError, msg: sys.stderr.write('ImportError: %s\nWhois needs omniORB. For more see README.\n' % msg) sys.exit(1) CMIIW -- Sayid Munawar Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)