If you're running linux, you probably already know what to do. Install the required packages for your distro:

• Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install python-serial python-gtk2 python-libxml2 python-libxslt1

• Fedora/RedHat: yum install pygtk2 libxml2-python libxslt-python python-feedparser pyserial

• CentOS 5........ : yum install pygtk2 libxml2-python libxslt-python python-feedparser

  • Get pyserial: http://rpms.netmindz.net/el5/i386/RPMS.extras/pyserial-2.2-4.el5.noarch.rpm