On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:33:17 -0500 Charles Blair <c-bl...@illinois.edu> wrote:
> I am running debian 6.0.6 on a Toshiba laptop that is > approximately two years old. The command python --version > reported 2.6.x. I wanted to upgrade to 3.3.2, so I > did the following things, some of which were apparently > mistakes. > > (1) I downloaded the .tgz for 3.3.2. from python.org, > typed ./configure, make, and make install. This did > not seem to produce any serious warnings. > > (2) python --version said I was still using 2.6.x, so > [probably a Big Mistake] I typed > > apt-get remove python > > I think I made the further mistake of saying "go ahead" > when there was a warning. > > (3) Then I repeated step (1), expecting this would > simply replace the older python with the newer one. > At this point, python --version was still saying 2.6.x, > but python3 --version said 3.3.2. > > However, after shutting down my machine, it became > clear that Something Bad had happened. > > (Bad #1) after entering username and password, I > get tty instead of graphics. > > (Bad #2) the wireless connection has stopped working. > > There are probably other Bad Things as well, but I > decided at this point to ask the experts for help. You're probably fine. Installing from the tarball /probably/ installed python into /usr/local unless you told it otherwise. As for the debian python, re-installing that should be possible. As you don't have wireless, you'll either need to see if you have the debs in /var/cache/apt/archives, or find some other way of sideloading them (ethernet cable, USB stick etc). Then, when things are back, consider doing "apt-get install python3". > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130701220537.1fdc4...@rocky.darac.org.uk
