You can just do sudo apt-get install python
then download and unzip web2py_src.zip You then start it with python web2py.py -a 'password' This is equivalent to the windows and mac binaries. On Saturday, 31 August 2013 09:59:10 UTC-5, Rob_McC wrote: > > Having run web2py on Mac and windows effortlessly ... I expected the same > on Ubuntu... > but... I found it a bit harder to get running. > > Ubunto Desktop works great on old Windows machines, > and it is fun to play with. I bought a used $30 computer > and installed Ubunto and was impressed with how fast it installed, and ran. > *Here is an easy way to get web2py working on Ubuntu. > * > My Ubuntu Desktop > > Release 12.04 (precise) 64-bit > Kernel Linux 3.8.0-29-generic > GNOME 3.4.2 > See image below. > You can just search for > "System Monitor" and then "System tab" > Steps to get web2py working > > I followed these steps, with just a few changes... > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Web2Py > > Changes: > > *Step 3 Add the following to the bottom of your .bashrc file: * > > Add the following to the bottom of your .bashrc file:.. > Ref: http://askubuntu.com/questions/127056/where-is-bashrc > > *Step 7 Run the following command from the terminal to install the > python-tk packag* > > $ sudo aptitude install python-tk > . I did not have aptitude installed, so I used > > $ sudo apt-get install python-tk > > > Ref: > http://superuser.com/questions/42967/on-ubuntu-why-sudo-apt-get-sometimes-and-sudo-aptitude-other-times > > Note:I later installed aptitude with: > sudo apt-get install aptitude > > *Step 8 - Add a launcher to your top desktop panel: * > I didn't do it that way... > I just followed these steps > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLeMbsI_rn4 > > *Note:* > > I now there is a .sh script to install a lot of stuff > web2py/scripts/web2py.ubuntu.sh > > and I continue to work on that... > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yGMdnDe8kM4/UiIDOroVvMI/AAAAAAAAAYI/DUFQeuW5xRA/s1600/ubunto.png> > > Hope that is helpful to new users of Ubuntu. > > > Rob > > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
