Running Installed Programs

Odd_Bloke · 08-24-2003, 07:46 PM

I have recently installed Python 2.3 on my computer (AFAIK

) by using:
./configure
make install

However, whenever I type 'python' in a shell (nearly wrote command prompt) it still runs version 2.2.2 which somes with Red Hat 9. How do I change this so it works correctly?

Cheers,
Dan

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 07:52 PM

type
which python

This should give you a reply like:
/usr/bin/python

Then Type:
ls -l /usr/bin/python*

Which should give you, python -> python2.2 at the end of a line, and python2.3 at the end of another line.

If this is the case then su to root, and type.
cd /usr/bin
rm python
ln -s python2.3 python
exit

Now try it.