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05-12-2005	#1 (permalink)
albazero Just Joined! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 15	missing python.h whenever i try to install something it says that it could not find python.h or that it doesnt exist i check my packages and it says that python is installed, or is it another problem? im using knoppix 3.7 btw i tried searching for the problem on the forums, but it kept giving me no search results

05-13-2005	#2 (permalink)
serz Linux Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 908	That file is in the python development package. http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/s...able&arch=i386 __________________ serzsite.com.ar "All the drugs in this world won\'t save you from yourself"

05-14-2005

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albazero

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i tried installing them all of them gave me the same error

Code:

<deviance/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2_i386.deb' ;echo RESULT=$?
Selecting previously deselected package python2.4-dev.
(Reading database ... 108939 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python2.4-dev (from .../python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.4-dev:
 python2.4-dev depends on python2.4 (= 2.4.1-2); however:
  Package python2.4 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing python2.4-dev (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python2.4-dev
RESULT=1

05-14-2005	#4 (permalink)
serz Linux Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 908	Hm.. it's telling you that you don't have "python2.4" installed, try to apt-get that package first. __________________ serzsite.com.ar "All the drugs in this world won\'t save you from yourself"

05-17-2005	#5 (permalink)
s'tan Just Joined! Join Date: May 2005 Location: BiH Posts: 19	to add to SErz: go to shell and try this apt-get install python then apt-get -f install it will work.

05-22-2005

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albazero

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Quote:

Originally Posted by s'tan

to add to SErz:

go to shell and try this

apt-get install python
then
apt-get -f install

it will work.

i actually figured this out on my own, i was so proud of myself XD

but thanks for the info

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