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Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2)

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Date 2011-12-06 03:28 +1100
Subject Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2)
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Generally speaking, unless you are an expert, you should not use make
> install when installing Python from source, because it will replace the
> system Python with the newly installed one.
>
> Instead use `sudo make altinstall`

Mea culpa, forgot that. Yes, use altinstall. Although it's probably
not a problem to replace 2.6.6 with 2.7.2 - I doubt that'll break many
things.

ChrisA

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How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) patrickwayodi <patrickwayodi@gmail.com> - 2011-12-05 06:53 -0800
  Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 02:08 +1100
    Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) patrickwayodi <patrickwayodi@gmail.com> - 2011-12-05 07:40 -0800
      Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 02:51 +1100
        Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-05 16:23 +0000
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 03:28 +1100
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-05 17:37 +0100
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-05 17:39 +0100
            Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-12-14 20:40 +0200

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