On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 10:37 PM, David Rock <da...@graniteweb.com> wrote:
>> I typed both "python" and "python3" in the terminal window to see what >> is here: Python 2.7.6 and Python 3.4.3 [Does this mean we are *on* >> topic now? ~(:>))]. Question: Is Python 3 used by any of Mint's OS >> functions? Or does it only use Python 2? > > I don’t know off-hand, but unless you plan on doing work with Mint itself, I > doubt it matters much beyond the academia of knowing for knowledge’s sake. > Are you concerned about a version conflict with something you plan to do on > the system? We are definitely getting back on topic if you want to talk > about different versions of python and whether it’s better to just work with > what’s there or install something different. No, not at this time. I was just curious. One point I just discovered for those new to this and Linux: tkinter does *not* come pre-installed with the Python distributions; it will have to be installed separately. Of course, I'm sure that all of you long-time Linux users knew that already! >> Now when the new hard drive arrives tomorrow we'll see if I can get a >> good dual-boot of Windows 7 and Mint Cinnamon going! > > Having the second disk will make this a breeze. You are avoiding the biggest > complication of resizing partitions on the same disk. The one suggestion I > would make about the install: when it asks if you want to use LVM, say yes. > It adds a layer of flexibility with you disk layout that you will be sad you > don’t have later. I was thinking this would be a better way to go. Thanks for the tip about LVM. Logical Volume Management was mentioned in some of installation guides I read, but not all, so I actually was going to look into this more deeply. Thanks for saving me some research! Alan Gauld said: > If you really want to see what's on offer open the > > Menu->Administration->Software Manager tool > > And browse away... :-) Wow! "74, 905 packages are available" !!! And they all come neatly organized by topic! -- boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
