[Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib wont compile on ubuntu

[Matt <mx...@ma...>]

LINUX

Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC
2010 i686 GNU/Linux



GCC

gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5) 4.4.5
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.





MATPLOTLIB

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/mp$ python -c `import matplotlib; print
matplotlib.__version__`
The program 'import' can be found in the following packages:
 * imagemagick
 * graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat (You will have to enable
component called 'universe')
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
Warning: unknown mime-type for "matplotlib.__version__" -- using
"application/octet-stream"
Error: no such file "matplotlib.__version__"
Argument expected for the -c option
usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | -m mod | file | -] [arg] ...
Try `python -h' for more information.



OUTPUT

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/mp$ sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python-matplotlib 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 'python-matplotlib' has no installation candidate