I have done several searches and followed two different set of instructions and both have ended in scratchbox giving me an error. I have a PC running Ubuntu 8.4 I would like to load scratchbox, the SDK and Python on it to do Python development for an N770 loaded with os2006. Perhaps I don't need scratchbox or the SDK but I would like to see how the app will look before I port it to the Nokia. Although I am new to the Linux world I have been developing database and accounting software for the Windows world for over ten years. I would like to get a answers and help.
1. To do what I am describing, do I need scratchbox?
2. Do I need the SDK?
3. where can I get step by step instructions using currently available versions of the tarballs?
4. Should I be using the debian files rather than tarballs?
5. Should I be using a different flavor of Linux? I have another partition on my Linux box just in case.

Any and all help will be appreciated.

Santa Matt