On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 11:21 PM Fernando Gouvea <fqgou...@colby.edu> wrote: > > Ubuntu includes python3, but not python without a number. I guess I could > make a symlink?
yes, this will solve this problem. I presume the installer comes from Python2 times, where there was always python available, (python2, normally speaking) > > Fernando > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 5:57 PM Dima Pasechnik <dimp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 9:59 PM Fernando Gouvea <fqgou...@colby.edu> wrote: >> > >> > I was trying to install SageMath using WSL, mostly to learn how it is >> > done. Alas, the latest available Ubuntu distribution for WSL seems to be >> > 20.04, which comes with SageMath 9.0. I have 9.2 running on Windows, so no >> > advantage to that. >> > >> > I did find Ubuntu 20.04 binaries for SageMath 9.4 in >> > http://mirrors.mit.edu/sage/linux/64bit/index.html. I downloaded and >> > unpacked without problems, at which time the instructions say to switch to >> > the SageMath directory and type ./sage. That gives an error: >> > >> > /usr/bin/env: ‘python’: No such file or directory >> > Error running the script 'relocate-once.py'. >> > >> > Now what? >> >> Do you have Python installed on that Ununtu 20.04 ? Yes, you need it >> to run the installer >> (which could be more user-friendly) >> >> Actually, probably the easiest is to use Conda installer, and not one >> of these Sage binaries: >> https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/installation/conda.html#sec-installation-conda >> >> >> > >> > Fernando >> > >> > On 2/27/2022 3:46 PM, Matthias Koeppe wrote: >> > >> > +1 on adding info on how to install Linux distributions with up-to-date >> > binary packages of Sage to our installation guide. See >> > https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/31485 >> > >> > (The updated installation guide, preview at >> > https://6212659123a9467b3cb0cd07--sagemath-tobias.netlify.app/installation/index.html >> > already covers WSL but does not mention specific distributions.) >> > >> > On Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 10:11:40 AM UTC-8 fqgo...@colby.edu wrote: >> >> >> >> I don’t see archlinux in the Microsoft store. >> >> >> >> Fernando >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 10:05 AM Dima Pasechnik <dim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2022, 14:37 G. M.-S., <list...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks, Samuel. >> >>>> >> >>>> I think it is a pity there is nothing more straightforward… >> >>>> >> >>>> But you will tell me (to look for somebody) to do it. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> some Linux distributions have pretty much up to date Sage binary >> >>> packages. >> >>> >> >>> E.g. archlinux has Sage 9.5. Thus, having it installed as WSL2 (cf >> >>> https://gist.github.com/ld100/3376435a4bb62ca0906b0cff9de4f94b) should >> >>> be getting you Sage 9.5 quite quickly. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Guillermo >> >>>> >> >>>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 15:28, slelievre <samuel....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> The Cygwin-based Sage-Windows installer has not been released >> >>>>> for SageMath 9.4 or SageMath 9.5 yet. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> To get the latest version of Sage running on Windows, one option >> >>>>> is to activate Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as WSL), >> >>>>> select WSL2, and install any Linux distribution there, then follow >> >>>>> the Linux installation guide. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>>> Groups "sage-support" group. >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> >>>> an email to sage-support...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >> >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/CANnG188whX6fJTbj1qdPvB-rdeNVm3H_mNmpC3mohE%2B7tM9rMw%40mail.gmail.com. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>> Groups "sage-support" group. >> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> >>> an email to sage-support...@googlegroups.com. >> >>> >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >> >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/CAAWYfq00MjiCDk9Dd8WHDc55%2Bc%3D84PFQLEmyN8VwaD2TiiEVcg%40mail.gmail.com. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ================================================================== >> >> Fernando Q. 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