I am Linux n00b and I want to install SciPy to help me in my homework.
This page confused me more than it helped me.
I am heading to the INSTALL.txt file that I received from sourceforge which says
PREREQUISITES
=============
SciPy requires the following software installed:
1) Python__ 2.4.x or newer
Debian packages: python python-dev
Make sure that the Python package distutils is installed before
continuing. For example, in Debian GNU/Linux, distutils is included
in the python-dev package.
Python must also be compiled with the zlib module enabled.
__ http://www.python.org
2) NumPy__ 1.2.0 or newer
Debian package: python-numpy
__ http://www.numpy.org/
3) Complete LAPACK__ library (see NOTES 1, 2, 3)
Debian/Ubuntu packages (g77): atlas3-base atlas3-base-dev
Various SciPy packages do linear algebra computations using the LAPACK
routines. SciPy setup.py scripts can use number of different LAPACK
library setups, including optimized LAPACK libraries such as ATLAS__ or
the Accelerate/vecLib framework on OS X. The notes below give
more information on how to prepare the build environment so that
SciPy setup.py scripts can use whatever LAPACK library setup one has.
__ http://www.netlib.org/lapack/
__ http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
Through Synaptic Package Manager, I downloaded all this + IPython.
I guess I am stuck between you guys, answering my first questions and finally running this thing, I will update this separate post at different times.
1st question: Guiding ourselves through this link I downloaded the source .tar file from scipy.
I extracted its contents in / home / antonio / Desktop / Downloads
I ran the commands that appear in the link:
jajaja:/home/antonio/Desktop/Downloads
jajaja:/home/antonio/Desktop/Downloads/scipy-0.7.0
bash: setup.py: command not found
^ WHY?
Why is the command not found? Should I extract the contents of the .tar file somewhere else?