James Mills wrote: > 2010/4/29 sanam singh <sanamsi...@hotmail.com>: >> hi, >> it is saying >> sa...@ubuntu:~/Desktop/Python-2.6.5$ sudo apt-get install gdbm-dev >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> E: Couldn't find package gdbm-dev > > I'm sorry, but I don't actively use Debian/ubuntu based systems. > > Please consult your package manager and search for > the "right package" to install. > > "You need to install the development packages"
The right package is probably $ sudo aptitude install libgdbm-dev My primitive method of looking for candidates is $ aptitude search dbm | grep dev and I just learned that $ aptitude search .*dbm.*dev also works. Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list