Re: How to install 64-bit python on Ubuntu

2009-10-07 Thread Curious
On Oct 7, 5:11 pm, Roger Binns wrote: > Curious wrote: > > Did you mean to say that Ubuntu does come pre-installed with 64-bit > > Python? > > I am saying that 64 bit Ubuntu comes with 64 bit Python.  (32 bit Ubuntu > comes with 32 bit Python.) > > > When I us

Re: How to install 64-bit python on Ubuntu

2009-10-07 Thread Curious
On Oct 7, 4:55 pm, Christian Heimes wrote: > Curious schrieb: > > > > > On Oct 7, 4:07 pm, Roger Binns wrote: > >> Curious wrote: > >>> Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Python2.6 but this python installation > >>> is a 32 bit installation. >

Re: How to install 64-bit python on Ubuntu

2009-10-07 Thread Curious
On Oct 7, 4:07 pm, Roger Binns wrote: > Curious wrote: > > Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Python2.6 but this python installation > > is a 32 bit installation. > > For 64 bit Ubuntu you are mistaken: > > $ file /usr/bin/python2.6 > /usr/bin/python2.6: ELF 64-bit LSB

How to install 64-bit python on Ubuntu

2009-10-07 Thread Curious
Hello All, Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Python2.6 but this python installation is a 32 bit installation. I need to use 64-bit Python on Ubuntu - how do I update the current installation to 64-bit installation? Is there any separate package that I need to apt-get? I do the following to know if