Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread eryksun
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:31 PM, mes...@juno.com wrote: > I tried eryksun's suggestion on installing python3.3: > "Ubuntu has a Python 3.3 package. Installation should be simple: > $ sudo apt-get update > $ sudo apt-get install python3.3" > on my Ubuntu 12.04 system and got the following m

Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread mes...@juno.com
I tried eryksun's suggestion on installing python3.3: "Ubuntu has a Python 3.3 package. Installation should be simple: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python3.3" on my Ubuntu 12.04 system and got the following message: E: Unable to locate package python3.3 E: Couldn't find any

Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread Matthew Ngaha
On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:40 AM, eryksun wrote: > > virtualenv allows you to specify the target Python: > > virtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python3.3 myenv > > Refer to `man virtualenv` for more options. > > Or use synaptic if you prefer a GUI interface. > > Ubuntu has a Python 3.3 package. Ins

Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread eryksun
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > > 2) I really need to use virtualenv for python3.2. The problem is > python3.3 seems to be the default and overrides every virtualenv thing > i try doing. whether it is pyvenv or virtualenv, the 3.3 version takes > priority. It is located in

Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread Kodiak Firesmith
Hello Matthew, You likely want to investigate the Linux "Alternatives" system which handles default pointers to a given version of a program. People usually encounter this system for the first time while dealing with different versions of Java JRE needing to be installed at the same time. I'm a R

Re: [Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread Wolf Halton
consider this: sudo apt-get search python3 to find out the exact name or how python 3.3 is registered sudo apt-get uninstall [that-exact-name] sudo apt-get reinstall python32 sudo apt-get reinstall python-virtualenv Wolf Halton -- This Apt Has Super Cow Powers - http://sourcefreedom.com Securi

[Tutor] ubuntu hassles.

2014-01-06 Thread Matthew Ngaha
Hi i wrote about a week ago about the problems i had with importing sqlite3 on python 3.3 on ubuntu 12.04. Due to this ive tried to revert back to python 3.2 which is the default installation along wit 2.7. I've run into 2 problems. 1) I'm new to ubuntu and someone helped me install python3.3 from