Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing the debian package

[LUK S. <shu...@po...>]

Noel O'Boyle wrote:
> Is the debian package for matplotlib broken??
> 
> I found the following error when trying to install the debian package
> for matplotlib as per the instructions at the bottom of
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/installing.html.

[snipped]

> 
> I then tried apt-get install python2.3-matplotlib:
> "The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   python2.3-matplotlib: Depends: libcairo1 but it is not installable
> E: Broken packages"
> 
> I then tried apt-get install libcairo1:
> "Package libcairo1 is not available, but is referred to by another
> package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> E: Package libcairo1 has no installation candidate"

Debian sid libraries are in transition. You can get older version of packages
via http://snapshot.debian.net

> 
> Regards,
> Noel
> 

Regards,
ST
--