Re: Botched python upgrade mangled my system--- HELP

2013-07-02 Thread Bob Proulx
Charles Blair wrote: > (1) When plugged into a nearby ethernet connection > (of course very lucky that there is one), I got > connected immediately. From /etc/network/interfaces Yay! > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > #NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp Since it is commented out then NetworkManage

Re: Botched python upgrade mangled my system--- HELP

2013-07-02 Thread Charles Blair
A great big THANK YOU for all the help with my python upgrade mistakes. (1) When plugged into a nearby ethernet connection (of course very lucky that there is one), I got connected immediately. From /etc/network/interfaces > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network

Re: Botched python upgrade mangled my system--- HELP!

2013-07-01 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Bob Proulx wrote: Charles Blair wrote: I am running debian 6.0.6 on a Toshiba laptop that is approximately two years old. You should consider keeping your machine updated with the latest security upgrades. Debian 6.0.7 is current for your system. You should also consider upgrading to Debi

Re: Botched python upgrade mangled my system--- HELP!

2013-07-01 Thread Darac Marjal
On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:33:17 -0500 Charles Blair 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

Re: Botched python upgrade mangled my system--- HELP!

2013-07-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Charles Blair wrote: >I am running debian 6.0.6 on a Toshiba laptop that is > approximately two years old. You should consider keeping your machine updated with the latest security upgrades. Debian 6.0.7 is current for your system. You should also consider upgrading to Debian 7 "Wheezy" at s