Apt-get :: Debian unstable

There is an extension in the Debian unstable group of aps for Python called Python-parallel which allows you to directly control the parallel port from Python. Since I am fairly new to both linux and DSL, I have not figured out how to load this extension. Can it be loaded with Apt-get or Synaptic some way? any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The "best" way to get pyParallel installed depends on both how you're running DSL (Live CD, frugal, HD install) and how you're running Python (.dsl extension, .uci extension, apt-get install, etc.). Give me some more details and I should be able to narrow things down to a couple suggestions.

Thanks for the reply, Kopsis, I am running a frugal install on a cf to ide adapter. I have tried both versions of Python as I am still experimenting and rying to learn as much as I can. At the present I am using the uci version. I also have a usb hard drive that I attach to the system when I am experimenting. This provides me with a swap partition and room to store other things. My goal is to have everything on cf after I learn all the fundamentals.

Thanks,

Mel

Assuming you have apt loaded (dsl-dpkg), then edit /etc/apt/sources.list (you'll need to edit as root) There is one line that is already uncommented. Change the word "stable" to "unstable". Save the file, then "apt-get update" You should be go to go after that

Thanks for the tip, Max. I will have to try that tonight when I get home.

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