while installing python2.6 getting error on ubuntu 12.04

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"I am using ubuntu 12.04 and by default python 2.7 is installed .I want python 2.6 . When I used apt-get install python2.6 I am getting error Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package python2.6 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source However the following packages replace it: python-gdbm E: Package 'python2.6' has no installation candidate Thanks in advance."

Accepted Answer

As per the Ubuntu Wiki - Python Toolchain, Python 2.6 is no longer available in the repository.

Either:

- You can simply build it from source by downloading the tarball from Python 2.6.7

- You need to find out some repository which might have an older version of Python. One alternative is https://launchpad.net/~fkrull/+archive/deadsnakes

You need to install the PPA

```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes
```

Run Update:

```
sudo apt-get update
```

And then install the version you are looking for

```
sudo apt-get install python2.6 python2.6-dev
```

while installing python2.6 getting error on ubuntu 12.04

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