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diff --git a/README.LINUX b/README.LINUX index bfdf10da0..e68b53687 100644 --- a/README.LINUX +++ b/README.LINUX @@ -16,11 +16,18 @@ GNU/LINUX ISSUES concerned by this. -DEBIAN NOTES +PYTHON PACKAGES - If you installed Python 2.2 using the Debian packages, be sure to - install the python2.2-dev package, otherwise you won't get - everything you need. + Note that if you installed Python from your Linux distribution's + package manager (e.g. .rpms for Redhat-derived systems or .deb for + Debian), you must install the `development' package of Python, or + you may not get everything you need. + + For example, using Python 2.2 on Debian, you will need to install + the python2.2-dev package. On Redhat, you probably need the + python2-devel package. + + If you install Python from source, you should be fine. |