actually, forget it for the moment. I have just seen http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543947 which indicates that whilst debian has dropped python-xml from the dependency list the code is still actually dependent upon it and thus the package is unusable at the moment.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #543947 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543947 -- please sync openerp-server (universe) from Debian unstable (main) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418862 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs