Is the debian package for matplotlib broken?? I found the
> following error when trying to install the debian package
> for matplotlib as per the instructions at the bottom of
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/installing.html.
>> What debian variant are you using. If by chance ubuntu, I
>> could point you to my own repository which usually has the
>> latest mpl from CVS.
> I'd be quite interested in being pointed at these
> repositories please John.
A word of warning. These quick and dirty packages and they don't do
all the right things (like gpg authentication) and aren't "debian
compliant" (sorry too little time). However, I have used them on a
number of ubuntu hoary systems (including a custom livecd with all the
scientific python goodies) and haven't had any trouble.
Included below is my sources.list (universe + multiverse + my repo).
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib-jdh
I have other packages in there too: scipy CVS (scipy-jdh), ipython CVS
(ipython-jdh) and so on.
JDH
# /etc/apt/sources.list
#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 (20050407)]/ hoary main restricted
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary universe
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary universe
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb Index of /ubuntu hoary multiverse
deb-src Index of /ubuntu hoary multiverse
## Backports
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
#deb file:///home/jdhunter/debs binary/
deb http://peds-pc311.bsd.uchicago.edu binary/