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Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 11:05am 08 Jul 2021
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Hi,

i am trying to install the Raspbian Stretch lite version of lew247 here.
However, when I try to install python3-distutils, I get an error message that this package does not exist! :-(
Can someone help me or does anyone have a complete image for me????

THANKS!!!

Frank
 
JohnS
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Posted: 11:22am 08 Jul 2021
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Maybe leave out the 3?

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Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 11:33am 08 Jul 2021
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It's the same! Package cannot be found...

I think "python3-distutils" would be correct already - something seems to have changed.

Other people probably have the same problem with "sudo apt-get install python3.7-distutils" (...which does not work for me either... - I hate Linux AND Python!!!)

Frank
 
JohnS
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Posted: 12:42pm 08 Jul 2021
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Maybe it's because distutils is being / has been phased out?

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Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 02:33pm 08 Jul 2021
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  Quote  Maybe it's because distutils is being / has been phased out?
- no idea!

I have now reinstalled the graphical user interface and a whole lot of stuff, apparently the needed Python was included - at least MMBasic had worked for a short time!
After I installed the image viewer fbi now PIGPIO no longer works and MMBasic can no longer be started! :-(
Luckily I made a backup copy of the SD card before!
Does anyone of you know an image viewer that I can call from MMBasic? I would have to switch between two pictures again and again fast...

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Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 03:04pm 08 Jul 2021
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  Quote  After I installed the image viewer fbi now PIGPIO no longer works and MMBasic can no longer be started! :-(


That was a stupid user error of mine - I called MMBasic without "sudo"...

Frank
 
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