Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-30 Thread itsovermyhead
as clocked this. I'll give you another tip - why don't you just filter your email by subject and automatically delete 'Butchered python configuration ...'? Then you won't get so angry. (Ben's clever so he's probably already doing this...) S -- "The mos

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-30 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le jeudi 30 avril 2009 à 12:09 +1200, itsovermyhead a écrit : > On of the bonuses of the open source community is that you get a > chance to communicate with gifted, committed, often slightly weird > people from all over the world - what a wonderful thing it is!! And as a real extra bonus, you can

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread itsovermyhead
Hey - it's me again and I tell you what Ben (ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au), I really feel through this meaningful dialogue that we have got to all know each other a bit better. In fact I'm kind of developing a soft spot for you guys. On of the bonuses of the open source community is that you get a c

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread Guy Hulbert
Dear itsovermyhead I read this list and several other software development lists and "flame wars" are rather a nuisance to me. I have been using debian for about 15 years and I am very happy with it. Please let me be of assistance. On Wed, 2009-29-04 at 20:45 +1200, itsovermyhead wrote: > >> FY

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread Adeodato Simó
+ itsovermyhead (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:45:38 +1200): > You're a fruit cake aren't you mate? Why didn't you post this to the > list? - just into to sending creepy little emails If you call somebody names a third time, I'll ask the listmasters to ban you from the lists. -- - Are you sure we're

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread Nicolas Chauvat
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 10:50:54PM +1200, itsovermyhead wrote: > I think this is incorrect use of the colon Froggy. > [...] $ tail -n 4 .procmailrc :0: * ^From: itsovermyhead /dev/null $ echo "Get a life." -- Nicolas Chauvat logilab.fr - services en informatique scientifique et gestion de co

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mercredi 29 avril 2009 à 22:50 +1200, itsovermyhead a écrit : > The colon ( : ) has multiple uses. And that’s not something that could be said about you. -- .''`. Josselin Mouette : :' : `. `' “I recommend you to learn English in hope that you in `- future understand things” --

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread Sandro Tosi
2009/4/29 itsovermyhead : > 2009/4/29 Piotr Ożarowski : >> [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-29] >>> 2009/4/29 Piotr Ożarowski : >>> > Anyway, don't come back, nobody will help you on this list again >>> > (you broke what we prepared for you (Python installation), blamed us for >>> > it and then called us na

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread itsovermyhead
2009/4/29 Nicolas Chauvat : > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 08:45:38PM +1200, itsovermyhead wrote: >> You're a fruit cake aren't you mate? Why didn't you post this to the >> list? - just into to sending creepy little emails > > itsovermyhead (or whatever your name is): stop this. go away. I think th

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread itsovermyhead
2009/4/29 Piotr Ożarowski : > [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-29] >> 2009/4/29 Piotr Ożarowski : >> > Anyway, don't come back, nobody will help you on this list again >> > (you broke what we prepared for you (Python installation), blamed us for >> > it and then called us names) >> >> You're a fruit cake ar

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-29 Thread itsovermyhead
2009/4/29 Piotr Ożarowski : > [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-29] >> FYI - This problem was solved by a kind and clear post. See below. >> >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/04/msg02759.html >> >> You lot on this list are grumpy buggers... > > I gave you the same solution in my first mail... > > A

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread Ben Finney
itsovermyhead writes: > FYI - This problem was solved by a kind and clear post. See below. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/04/msg02759.html Thank you for using the correct forum for these questions; I'm glad you found the Debian resources useful. -- \ “We tend to scoff at t

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread itsovermyhead
FYI - This problem was solved by a kind and clear post. See below. http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/04/msg02759.html You lot on this list are grumpy buggers... 2009/4/29 Dmitrijs Ledkovs : > 2009/4/28 itsovermyhead : >> 2009/4/28 Piotr Ożarowski : >>> [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28]

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
2009/4/28 itsovermyhead : > 2009/4/28 Piotr Ożarowski : >> [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28] >>> dev3:/usr/bin# ls -la python* >>> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python >>> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4 >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    1276 2008-10-23 08:53 pytho

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 28 avril 2009 à 22:53 +1200, itsovermyhead a écrit : > Thanks for your reply Piotr - are you confident about this solution? A > lot of people use this server so I want to be as sure as possible that > this is the right approach to the problem. If a lot of people use this server, why did y

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread Piotr Ożarowski
[itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28] > 2009/4/28 Piotr Ożarowski : > > [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28] > >> dev3:/usr/bin# ls -la python* > >> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python > >> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4 > >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    1276 2008-10-23 08:5

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread itsovermyhead
2009/4/28 Piotr Ożarowski : > [itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28] >> dev3:/usr/bin# ls -la python* >> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python >> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4 >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    1276 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4-config > > I'd start with: >

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-28 Thread Piotr Ożarowski
[itsovermyhead, 2009-04-28] > dev3:/usr/bin# ls -la python* > -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python > -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1015264 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root1276 2008-10-23 08:53 python2.4-config I'd start with: # rm /usr/bin/python # and all other l

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-27 Thread itsovermyhead
2009/4/28 Ben Finney : > itsovermyhead writes: > >> Can anyone advise me how to approach this? > > Two aspects to this: > > * You should be polite to your readers and give your real name in the >  ‘From’ field, so it's easier for interested helpers to know you. Sorry Ben I don't really want to ge

Re: Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-27 Thread Ben Finney
itsovermyhead writes: > Can anyone advise me how to approach this? Two aspects to this: * You should be polite to your readers and give your real name in the ‘From’ field, so it's easier for interested helpers to know you. * You should ask your question on the ‘debian-user’ mailing list; thi

Butchered python configuration ...

2009-04-27 Thread itsovermyhead
Okay this is ungraceful entrance to this mailing list but I hope that someone can help. I seem to have butchered my default Python install somewhat. The server is running Debian 'etch' and I wanted to make python2.5 the default install, so I decided to link python2.5 to python in /usr/bin ? But I