u can use "wget" suppose u r download ur file at /home/dw directory
then command look like bellow cd /home/dw wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6/Python-2.6.tgz ##now compile and install the source (Sry u do not like but i have no way:( ..) Go to source directory and put bellow code tar zxvf Python-2.6.tgz then>> cd Python-2.6 ./configure --prefix=/home/sofeng/lib/python2.6 Then>> make then>> ./python then>> make test make install sorry it's really long step... or u can get help from below link which one for update by apt-get http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995050 Thanks On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 2:53 PM, maSnun <mas...@gmail.com> wrote: > On my Ubuntu 8.10, I have Python 2.5. I want to upgrade to 2.6. Is there > any > way to install it without compiling from source ? > > I'd have liked a "sudo apt-get " like command. > -- > Abu Ashraf Masnun > Grad Student, BBA, > Khulna University. > http://masnun.com > -- > Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org > ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd > -- Azim Charles ------------------------------------------------ Freelancer System Engineer(Network & OS) Open source Consultant (Ubuntu,Open solaris,vyatta router,ipcop) ~~Be Linux, Be Open Source, ~~Get Freedom~~ ................................................. -- Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd
