Version 2.4 *********** Links ===== - `Installing Python 2.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx`_ Ubuntu ====== To install python 2.4 and the development libraries: 32 bit ------ :: cd ~/Downloads/python/ wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-minimal_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4-minimal_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4-dev_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_i386.deb 64 bit ------ :: cd ~/Downloads/python/ wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-minimal_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb wget http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/pool/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4-minimal_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i python2.4-dev_2.4.6-1ubuntu3.2.9.10.1_amd64.deb Virtual Environment ------------------- To create a virtual environment using this version of python: :: virtualenv -v -p python2.4 --no-site-packages ~/repo/env/env-name/ .. _`Installing Python 2.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx`: http://davidjb.com/blog/2010/05/installing-python-2-4-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx