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Upgrade Python version in Linux Mint

I am following this guide: http://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/18641/Upgrade-Python-2-7-6-to-Python-2-7-10-on-Linux-Mint-OS.html

It says to do 

make install

When I do that it says:

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If I do: su then enter passowrd and then make install same error appears.

How can I solve this?

Solution

  • You are probably following wrong steps. Before installing the Python from the source you should install required packages and configure source accordingly. So I suggest you to follow the steps:

    Install Required Packages 

    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall
$ sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev

    Download and extract Python 2.7.10 

    $ cd /usr/src
$ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.10/Python-2.7.10.tgz
$ tar xzf Python-2.7.10.tgz

    Compile Python Source 

    $ cd Python-2.7.10
$ sudo ./configure
$ sudo make altinstall

    Check the Python Version 

    $ python2.7 -V

    Source: http://tecadmin.net/install-python-2-7-on-ubuntu-and-linuxmint/