[Tutor] Upgrading of python 2.2.2 on RedHat 8.0

[Dick Kniep]

Op za 11-01-2003, om 09:10 schreef Danny Yoo:
> On 10 Jan 2003, Dick Kniep wrote:
> 
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am facing problems with upgrading the standard installation of Python
> > 2.2.1 of RedHat 8 to Python 2.2.2. When I install it "according to the
> > book", it places all files in usr/local/lib, whereas RedHat expects them
> > in usr/lib. I haven't seen any RPM's for Redhat 8 (only for older
> > versions)

Just a few days ago, I found an RPM for Redhat 8. I tried to install it,
but it gave dependency errors, as I had Python 2.2.1 already installed,
and some other packages required specifically 2.2.1. So I installed with
--nopdeps, and it works OK now.

Regards,
Dick

> 
> Hi Dick,
> 
> Yes, Python 2.2.2 is in Rawhide and the Redhat 8.1 beta, but it's not in
> the standard distribution of Redhat 8 yet; I think Redhat's still testing
> for compatibility with their own administrative scripts.
> 
> 
> However, it's perfectly ok to have Python installed in /usr/local/bin; you
> just have to make sure that you either explicitely type
> 
>     /usr/local/bin/python
> 
> whenever you use Python, or that you place /usr/local/bin in your PATH
> with higher priority than /usr/bin.  Would this work for you?
> 
> 
> Good luck to you!
> 
> 
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