Dependency Error

[Shauntp]

hi, my dependency is better than whats needed so it wont let me install. it needs a python version less than 2.3 I have 2.4. thats the only thing not letting me install it (all other dependencys are fine). Im using etch.

[iwanabeguru]

did you search for newer version of the program which want you install?
use "apt-cache serach prog_name" or "aptitude search prog_name" for searching the program

or

download the python version which you need , but no try to install
unpack it to a directory, and when you compile the prog give this directory to the configure script as a parameter

for example:
~/oldpython
./configure --with-other-python-library ~/oldpython

#THIS JUST AN EXAMPLE IT'S WONT WORK

good luck and if you want more help give us more information