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Topic: Debian unstable, How do I add an app from Debian unstable

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mgmont

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Posted: Aug. 09 2005,03:09

There is an extension in the Debian unstable group of aps for Python called Python-parallel which allows you to directly control the parallel port from Python. Since I am fairly new to both linux and DSL, I have not figured out how to load this extension. Can it be loaded with Apt-get or Synaptic some way? any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

kopsis

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Posted: Aug. 10 2005,03:48

The "best" way to get pyParallel installed depends on both how you're running DSL (Live CD, frugal, HD install) and how you're running Python (.dsl extension, .uci extension, apt-get install, etc.). Give me some more details and I should be able to narrow things down to a couple suggestions.

mgmont

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Posted: Aug. 10 2005,11:54

Thanks for the reply, Kopsis, I am running a frugal install on a cf to ide adapter. I have tried both versions of Python as I am still experimenting and rying to learn as much as I can. At the present I am using the uci version. I also have a usb hard drive that I attach to the system when I am experimenting. This provides me with a swap partition and room to store other things. My goal is to have everything on cf after I learn all the fundamentals.

Thanks,

Mel

Max

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Posted: Aug. 10 2005,14:07

Assuming you have apt loaded (dsl-dpkg), then edit /etc/apt/sources.list (you'll need to edit as root) There is one line that is already uncommented. Change the word "stable" to "unstable". Save the file, then "apt-get update" You should be go to go after that

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