Re: [Visualpython-users] ubuntu 9.10 installation for dummies...please

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

Linux can be a pretty harsh environment for building an application from 
source, and not for true beginners, but normally you can use the 
Synaptic Package Manager, search for python-visual, and install with no 
problem. However, I seem to remember that there was a bug in that 
package on Ubuntu 9.10. Since you say you just switched to 9.10, my 
recommendation would be to upgrade to 10.04, where python-visual works 
and is more up to date (5.12; the current version of Visual is 5.32).

If for some reason 10.04 is not an option, I can say that HACKING.txt is 
not relevant if you start from the file on the Linux download page at 
vpython.org. Instead, read the instructions in INSTALL.txt. They are 
alas complicated, which is why people build packages like python-visual.

Bruce Sherwood

b2t...@uc... wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've used python on windows vista for a year now, but I just switched over
> to Ubuntu 9.10.  I've read the instructions in Hackers.txt and I can't
> figure it out.  Is there any thread that has thoroughly addressed this for
> true beginners of Ubuntu?
>
> Line by line terminal commands would be helpful!
>
> Thanks,
> Benjamin Thompson
> UCSD Dept. of Structural Engineering
> 619-792-0925
>
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