Install Python 2.6 in CentOS 6.5

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Install Python 2.6 in CentOS 6.5

Post by bubblegum » 2018/03/26 22:16:20

I am a new user of Cent OS 6.5, I want to install Python and after I searched the google, for 6.5, Python 2.6 is preferable, would anyone can tell me how to install Python 2.6, really thanks!

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Re: Install Python 2.6 in CentOS 6.5

Post by TrevorH » 2018/03/26 22:27:18

Don't install 6.5 as it is 4 years old and riddled with security vulnerabilities along with dozens of other known and already fixed bugs. Use 6.9 which is the latest CentOS 6. All CentOS 6 versions include python 2.6.6 which is the system python and must not be changed as lots of utilities depend on the exact version as shipped. It's installed by default since yum is written in it.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
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Re: Install Python 2.6 in CentOS 6.5

Post by bubblegum » 2018/03/27 00:29:22

TrevorH wrote:Don't install 6.5 as it is 4 years old and riddled with security vulnerabilities along with dozens of other known and already fixed bugs. Use 6.9 which is the latest CentOS 6. All CentOS 6 versions include python 2.6.6 which is the system python and must not be changed as lots of utilities depend on the exact version as shipped. It's installed by default since yum is written in it.

Hi, thanks very much, I have checked the version of my default Python, which is 2.7.13. I guess I may start learning that language first, up to now there is no big deal if I use the latested version of Python, right? How do you think?

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Re: Install Python 2.6 in CentOS 6.5

Post by TrevorH » 2018/03/27 06:16:32

If you have python 2.7.13 then you do not have a CentOS system.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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