One of the few packages I needed but couldn't find in Ubuntu repository is wxPython 2.6 (the repository only supports 2.5.3.2). Following a trail at wxPython download, I managed to install 2.6.1.0. Thanks to the guys at BitPim[BitPim] for giving directions to convert a wxPython source RPM to deb. I had a few more steps for Hoary, and I posted the complete instructions to wxPython wiki.
wxPython 2.6.1.0 on Ubuntu Hoary Hedgehog
2005-10-11