why python 2.6.7 and not 2.7.2

[flashdog]

Hi,
I thought LMDE is based on Debian testing and in testing there is python 2.7.2 ( http://packages.debian.org/search?keywo ... ection=all ).

Why LMDE or does not python 2.7.2 like debian testing?

Thank you in advance.

[Oscar799]

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[zerozero]

i guess you are following the update-packs (latest) [inxi -r should tell you that]; if so there's a delay between your repos and testing maybe this helps you

[flashdog]

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$ inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linuxmint-packages/ debian main upstream import
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free

Does it mean that the above mirrors were not updated yet, because even browsers and thunderbird are older?

Thank you in advance.

[zerozero]

the 3 last ones (debian.linuxmint) were last updated in aug last year, the first one has been updated sometimes;
that is what makes the update-packs strategy: update once in awhile to assure the system stability.

[flashdog]

I understand now LMDE follow same staregy like Parsix (http://www.parsix.org/):

* Timely releases every six months. We have two annual major and two to four minor releases. We support in place and smooth upgrades from older versions to the newer ones via the package manager system or DVD media.

* Security and bug fix updates around the corner. We follow Debian Security Advisories closely and provide you security updated packages on all of our software repositories as fast as we can. We have a dedicated security software repository. For more information and recent advisories, click here.

*We have four software repositories enabled by default. Official repositories contain packages maintained by our project and built on our build servers. Continent repository is a snapshot of Debian testing branch. Wonderland repository which contains multimedia related software packages, is a snapshot of Debian Multimedia repositories. Security repository contains security updates maintained by project.

Could someone maybe put on the LMDE page how to enable the latest update pack instead of to put in only on the blog (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1836), because I just accessendly have found the blog and all the time I was using the defaulf repos.

Why LMDE disappear from the main Mint page. It would be good to have it there to find more user?

When is update pack 4 coming out and will it include python 2.7.x?

I need python 2.7 features and improvements. Is it the best way compile python in my own home directory?

Thank you in advance.

[Monsta]

Why LMDE or does not python 2.7.2 like debian testing?

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monsta@asylum ~ $ LC_ALL=C apt show python | tail -n 4
 This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default Python
 version (currently v2.6).
Homepage: http://www.python.org/

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monsta@asylum ~ $ LC_ALL=C apt show python2.6 | grep State
State: installed
monsta@asylum ~ $ LC_ALL=C apt show python2.7 | grep State
State: installed

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monsta@asylum ~ $ python2.6 --version
Python 2.6.7
monsta@asylum ~ $ python2.7 --version
Python 2.7.2+
monsta@asylum ~ $ LC_ALL=C ls -l `which python`
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11  2011 /usr/bin/python -> python2.6

What's the problem?

[flashdog]

Thank you for the tip. When I install eg. matplolib through synaptic will python 2.6 and python 2.7 get it?

Instead of typing all the time python2.7 is it possible to change it just to python?

[Monsta]

That's what I implied. Change that symlink to point to python2.7, that's all.