Which linux distros have Python by default?

Kalle Svensson karl-sve at dsv.su.se
Wed Jun 14 04:17:25 EDT 2000


On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Grant Edwards wrote:

> I've got a Tkinter-based GUI interface used to do
> administrative stuff for a device driver under Linux.  I know
> RedHat installs Python and Tkinter by default.  Is there a
> handy list somewhere of which Linux distributions can be
> expected to have Tkinter installed?
> 
> I know it's available on almost all of the distributions, but
> I'd like to know which ones install it in the "normal"
> configuration that joe-windows-user is going to get if he does
> a default workstation or server install.

It isn't default on Slackware, but I think this isn't a very big
problem (for you). Most slack users would know how to install it, and
it's not a very big distro anyway.

> Had I the spare time and disk space I'd love to install a half
> dozen distributions, but resources don't permit that at the
> moment.

Tsk, tsk... It's all a matter of priorities! :)

HTH,
  Kalle Svensson
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