had tested intall on pysical machine mint17, i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz you've forgot : #apt-get install libfreetype6-dev install work great...
>>> import pygame >>> pygame.version.ver '1.9.2a0' and it seems to work like a charm. pygame doesn't appear in package manager (should be a .deb package?). #apt-get install solarwolf, which install pygame 1.9.1, ok. but: >>> import pygame >>> pygame.version.ver '1.9.1release' after uninstall pygame by synaptic: >>> import pygame >>> pygame.version.ver '1.9.2a0' and it seems to work like a charm again. you should add instructions how to select specific version, in case of. Thanks, GinoIngras 2015-03-12 23:46 GMT+01:00 William Manire <williamkman...@gmail.com>: > Hello, > > After some experimentation I was able to install pygame into a virtual > environment in Linux Minth 17.1, which is very similar to Ubuntu in > most respects. > > I took the liberty to update the wiki entry for compilation with new > instructions for setting this up. I also updated the dependencies to > use libav-tools since ffmpeg is no longer available in the package > manager. > > http://www.pygame.org/wiki/CompileUbuntu > > If anyone has the time to verify the instructions are accurate and > actually work for someone other than myself that would be wonderful! > > Thanks, > > wkmanire >
