Updating Python on Ubuntu system
Problem
I want to update the Python build on my Linux box, but the only way I know how to do it is uninstalling the current version and installing the new one. My system is already up to date (I updated yesterday). I wanted to know if there is a way to update a specific program from the command line, like . I know this command doesn't exist, but I'm hoping something equivalent does.
Error Output
sudo apt-get update <program-name>
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Fix for: Updating Python on Ubuntu system
As others already noted, bare will install latest available version, replacing the older one if needed. But with some software (among which is Python) the situation is somewhat different. Some major, very- and incompatibly-different versions get their own packages. For instance, Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1 all live in separate packages on Ubuntu. Of particular importance is the fact that one of Ubuntu policies is to extensively use Python for writing end-user software. So in fact, fairly…
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