Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib wont compile on ubuntu

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Matt <mx...@ma...> wrote:

> LINUX
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> Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC
> 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
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> GCC
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> gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5) 4.4.5
> Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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> MATPLOTLIB
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> 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.
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> OUTPUT
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> 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
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> E: Package 'python-matplotlib' has no installation candidate
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Matt, in your first command, you used a backtick, which is different from a
single quote.  A phrase quoted by a backtick will execute as a shell command
and put its output in place for the rest of the shell command.

Then, the reason you probably can't find matplotlib is that you probably
don't have the other repos turned on.  I forget which repo matplotlib is in,
but it might be the "universe" repo.  If you open the synaptic package
manager and view the available repositories (it is in the menu items, I
forget which), you can turn on other Ubuntu repos.

Let us know how that works for you.

Ben Root