[arch-general] python 3.5 with or without python 3.7

Pascal patatetom at gmail.com
Mon Jan 7 13:43:06 UTC 2019


my package comes from https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/p/python/ and
it's not an AUR package.
if I understood correctly, I wouldn't have this dependency problem if I
install the AUR python35 package: is that correct?

Le lun. 7 janv. 2019 à 14:38, Eli Schwartz via arch-general <
arch-general at archlinux.org> a écrit :

> On 1/7/19 8:34 AM, Pascal via arch-general wrote:
> > hello members (and happy new year),
> > my system is up to date and works with python 3.7.
> > for a specific need, I want to install python 3.5 but cannot go down
> > because its installation breaks an dependency: :: installing python
> > (3.5.2-1) breaks dependency 'python>=3.7' required by libreoffice-still.
> > what do you think is the easiest way to achieve my goals ?
> > regards, lacsaP.
>
>
> python35 is an AUR package that is *not* the "python" package pinned at
> version 3.5
>
> You are not permitted to change the version of the "python" package, as
> it will break all python-related software in the entire distribution, of
> which there is a tremendous amount. If you do it, you are no longer
> running Arch Linux.
>
> There is absolutely no issue with installing the python35 package next
> to the python package, it will work flawlessly.
>
> :)
>
> --
> Eli Schwartz
> Bug Wrangler and Trusted User
>
>


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