Can't get apxs

[chazup]

Hi, I'm new to linux, and I am trying to set up a web server with mod_python installed with apache. When I run the ./configure for mod_python it gives me an error saying that can't find apxs. I have Ubuntu server addition and Apache2.

I could really use the help, thanks.

[Irithori]

No need to go the harder route via compilation.

apt-get install libapache2-mod-python

and that's about it.

In general it is recommended to use the package manager wherever possible.
If a software is not available as .deb/rpm, then building a package yourself is the next best thing.
Imho, just compiling via ./configure; make; make install clutters the server and leads inevitably to different versions and setups as the number of machines increases.