On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:55:14 -0700 (PDT) Rob Gabaree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I know that Etch comes with Python 2.4 by default and that I can > install 2.5 via `aptitude` and have it available via the `python2.5` > binary. But once I do that, is there anything else I should do? > > I've searched Google and seen that many people have edited '/usr/share/ > python/debian_defaults' to make `python2.5` the 'default-version' and > remove it from the 'unsupported-versions' line, and then do something > like `pycentral updatedefault python2.4 python2.5`, although doing > that and running `pyversions -vd` still returns 2.4 for me for some > reason. People have also removed the '/usr/bin/python' symlink and > replaced it with a symlink pointing to python2.5, but I'm not sure if > that will break anything. > > Is the above necessary to do, or should I simply use `python2.5` > whenever I want to use Python 2.5 and leave the '/usr/bin/python' > binary and 'debian_defaults' file alone? I know that with python- > setuptools, I can simply use `easy_install-2.5` instead of just > `easy_install` to have my packages automatically played in the correct > Python site-packages directory, so it doesn't seem like an issue > there. > > Thanks for any help! > Hi there, I had this exact same problem. I needed python 2.5 but had etch. I do not recommend to install python 2.5 from aptitude since it is not the newest version available. Here are the steps I took... * Simply download and install the latest python from source. It is very easy to do. - This installs it to /usr/local/ so it is separate from python 2.4 installed in etch. - Now, whenever you type 'python' or 'easy_install' it automatically refers to the python 2.5 you installed in /usr/local since debian by default has /usr/local before /usr/bin in your PATH variable. * Now, you can install any package you like using easy_install and you have a separate python 2.5 and you don't have to worry about symlinks, default python, etc. I have using this on a production etch machine without any problems. Let me know if you need further help or more detailed instructions. Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
