When attempting to install the idle-python3.0 package, you are presented with an error detailing an unmet dependencies, python-tk (depends on >= 2.6~a3, 2.5.4-0ubuntu2 provided).
When you look at the package detail page here:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/idle-python3.0
http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/idle-python3.0
it clearly states that the dependency is not available.
debcheck gives an error: http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/debcheck/debcheck.py?package=python3.0.
"Package has a Depends on python3.0-tk which cannot be satisfied on lpia.
Package has a Depends on python3.0-tk which cannot be satisfied on powerpc.
Package has a Depends on python3.0-tk which cannot be satisfied on sparc.
Package has a Depends on python3.0-tk which cannot be satisfied on amd64.
Package has a Depends on python3.0-tk which cannot be satisfied on i386."
Workaround from the excellent Python Tutor mailing list: (http://
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Hi,
I have Python 3.0/Tkinter/IDLE working fine on Ubuntu 8.10, but it takes
a certain amount of fiddling.
1. Make sure the stock Ubuntu Python 3.0 package is not installed
2. download the Python 3.0 source from python.org
3. install the following packages: build-essential libsqlite3-dev
libreadline5-dev libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libssl-dev
libgdbm-dev tk-dev
4. unpack the Python source and switch to that folder
5. build Python using the standard ./configure, make, make install
sequence - if you want more detail/help on that process, just ask...
I'd be happy to explain this process in more detail if anyone wants...
Cheers,
Vern