[Visualpython-users] instructions: VPython for Ubuntu Karmic

[Guy K. K. <g....@ma...>]

All the lines beginning with a "$" are prompts on the command line. So use 
your favourite console to do these tasks according to these steps below. 
Hopefully the fixed libboost packages will move soon to karmic-updates, but as 
long as they are not there, yet, please follow these instructions.

 * Add the repository that contain the fixed Boost libraries, you'll probably
   be prompted for your password on this call:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ajmitch

 * Update your local repository content list and install the update(s):

$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude full-upgrade

 * If you haven't done so, yet, install the VPython package from Ubuntu, named
   python-visual:

$ sudo aptitude install python-visual

 * Test the install by using one (some) of the samples, e. g.
   doublependulum.py:

$ cd /usr/share/doc/python-visual/examples/
$ python doublependulum.py

Hope that helps,

Guy

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