I know this was a while ago but you can add the ppa by going to the terminal and typing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:irie/python3.2 then sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get install python3.2 Rohan On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Walter Prins <wpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 9 April 2011 19:45, Nevins Duret <dur...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> I can't thank you enough for your help. Yes, I usually use the Synaptic >> Package Manager, however in this case, Python version 3.2 is not on the >> Synaptic package Manager. This is why I chose to build it from source. As >> far as what I think is causing this when I go in the >> > > No problem. > > >> Terminal and type: >> >> sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python/python3.2 python >> /opt/py32/bin/python3.2 1 >> >> I get this as an error message: >> >> update-alternatives: renaming python link from /usr/bin/python to >> /usr/bin/python/python3.2. >> update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative >> /opt/py32/bin because link group python is broken. >> update-alternatives: error: unable to make >> /usr/bin/python/python3.2.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/python: No >> such file or directory >> > > I would expect that "update-alternatives" would have trouble (on the first > line) because /usr/bin/python is not a link anymore (but instead a folder) > based on your previous posts. > > So, please go and inspect the /usr/bin/python folder and see what if > anything's inside. If it's not empty you need to see what is in fact in it > and hopefully get rid of it or move it out of the way. Once it's empty, then > just delete the /usr/bin/python folder (you'll have to be root or use > "sudo") and afterwards either recreate a link to the default python > interpreter and/or try the update-alternatives command again. (To manually > restore the default python link, first execute "which python2.6" which > should output "/usr/bin/python2.6", then execute "sudo ln -s > /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/bin/python" which should restore the link to the > default python. After doing this "update-alternatives" should have less > trouble redirecting the /usr/bin/python link. > > I however want to reiterate that your problems, especially fixing your OS, > will be better dealt with on the Ubuntu community forums. > > Rohan, thanks for posting about that PPA, wasn't aware of it! > > Walter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >
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