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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation |
| Date | 2014-08-12 14:12 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
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On 2014-08-12, Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> I just installed Arch Linux for the first time, and was surprosed to
>> find that Python isn't installed as part of a "base" system. It's
>> also not included in the 'base-devel' package group. It's trivial to
>> install, but I'd still pretty surprised it's not there by default. I
>> guess I've spent too much time with Gentoo, Debian, and RedHat
>> derivitives which require Python be installed.
>>
>> I've probably used at least a dozen Linux distros over the years, and
>> this is the first time I've noticed that Python wasn't installed by
>> default.
>
> Arch has a different idea of “base system”. The base group contains
> the most crucial packages needed to run an Arch Linux system, and that
> is all.
That's true of Gentoo as well, but it includes Python.
> And you do not need Python to do so.
That's the part that surprised me. It's been a _long_ time since I've
run a Linux distro that didn't require Python as a crucial system
package.
--
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Those people look
at exactly like Donnie and
gmail.com Marie Osmond!!
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Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-11 18:53 +0000
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2014-08-11 12:02 -0700
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-11 20:13 +0000
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2014-08-11 14:36 -0700
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 09:35 +1000
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-12 02:33 +0000
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2014-08-12 00:18 -0700
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation David Palao <dpalao.python@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 09:59 +0200
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Fabien <fabien.maussion@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 11:53 +0200
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 21:36 -0700
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 12:00 +0200
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-12 14:12 +0000
Re: Linux distros w/o Python in "base" installation Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 09:49 -0600
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