> 2. Local plugins not loaded, it seems it does not read the local .ggis directory > 3. There is no installation tool for python plugins > I had same trouble after upgrade to Qgis 1.7.1 (Ubuntu Natty). Reason: both libqgis1.7.0 and libqgis1.7.1 were installed. Uninstall libqgis1.7.0 and re-open Qgis to fix this problem. Carlos