Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-14 Thread Uwe Brauer
>>> "MN" == Max Nikulin writes: > On 14/11/2021 01:39, Tim Cross wrote: >> Uwe Brauer writes: >>> Well in that case I'd rather would prefer 20.04 a LTS release. From >>> experience I know it will take me days till everything is working again, >>> but maybe it is time to do that step. >> I would

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-14 Thread Max Nikulin
On 14/11/2021 01:39, Tim Cross wrote: Uwe Brauer writes: Well in that case I'd rather would prefer 20.04 a LTS release. From experience I know it will take me days till everything is working again, but maybe it is time to do that step. I would check what the status was with Python in 20.04.

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Tim Cross
Uwe Brauer writes: > [[S/MIME Signed Part:Undecided]] > >> Uwe Brauer writes: > > >> The whole transition from v2.x to v3.x for python has been a terrible >> mess. Version issues are the most frustrating aspect of Python and one >> reason I've never embraced the language. > >> Given that

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Uwe Brauer
>>> "MN" == Max Nikulin writes: > On 13/11/2021 09:22, Tim Cross wrote: >> Uwe Brauer writes: >> Given that Ubuntu 16.04 was end of life in April 2021, my >> recommendation >> would be to upgrade to ubuntu 21.04. > I would not recommend a release with end of support in January 2022 to > a

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Uwe Brauer
>>> "MS" == Martin Schöön writes: > I learned the hard way not to mix distro installed Python with pip > installed Python. I now always use "pip install --user > " to keep things sane. Right, I installed python3.6 from a ppa, and that increased the mess. I uninstalled python3.6, also had to

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Uwe Brauer
> Uwe Brauer writes: > The whole transition from v2.x to v3.x for python has been a terrible > mess. Version issues are the most frustrating aspect of Python and one > reason I've never embraced the language. > Given that Ubuntu 16.04 was end of life in April 2021, my recommendation > would

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Max Nikulin
On 13/11/2021 09:22, Tim Cross wrote: Uwe Brauer writes: Given that Ubuntu 16.04 was end of life in April 2021, my recommendation would be to upgrade to ubuntu 21.04. I would not recommend a release with end of support in January 2022 to a person who is trying to avoid upgrading despite

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-13 Thread Martin Schöön
I learned the hard way not to mix distro installed Python with pip installed Python. I now always use "pip install --user " to keep things sane. /Martin On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 03:29, Tim Cross wrote: > > Uwe Brauer writes: > > > Hi > > > > I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and I installed python3.6

Re: after installing python3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04, org files open with errors

2021-11-12 Thread Tim Cross
Uwe Brauer writes: > Hi > > I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and I installed python3.6 (which is not > officially supported for that Ubuntu version via > https://askubuntu.com/questions/865554/how-do-i-install-python-3-6-using-apt-get > > I also installed > > sudo -H python3.6 -m pip install