Install Python On Ubuntu
Install Python on Ubuntu#
In 2015, I suggested this:
sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev
Now I think it is probably better to install python from source on ubuntu
It is best to install from source.
The Correct Way#
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Install expected system C packages and libraries
sudo apt install software-properties-common build-essential \ libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev \ tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev libncurses-dev libgdbm-dev \ libpcap-dev libexpat1-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev libgdbm-compat-dev
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Go to Python Downloads
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Download the source tarball and unzip
cd /opt wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.5/Python-3.10.5.tar.xz tar xzf Python-3.10.5.tar.xz
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Follow instructions in the
README.rst./configure make sudo make install # or: sudo make altinstall
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Python should now be on your path as:
python3.10