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python-numpy package

update ubuntu package in repository

Asked by Bernardo Ávila Pires

Hi!
(Following the guidelines under the form) I will explain my problem was a conflict that motivates it, why I am asking this question, what I am trying to achieve and why I think this is plausible.
Conflict: I need to use numpy 1.5 at my university, which uses Ubuntu 10.04, but they refuse to build numpy 1.5.
Why I am asking this question: If you update the repository package of numpy to 1.5, they will automatically have it installed.
What I am trying to achieve: You to update numpy to 1.5
Why I think this is plausible: I am not aware of the whole process and what is necessary to actually do this change. I would also appreciate to know what is the process involved, if it is more complex (or has more possible large-scale bad consequences) than apparent. I was hoping it was just the case that no one really asked for a package update, and that it would be only natural to have numpy at its current version.
Thanks for your attention :)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

https://launchpad.net/~jenshnielsen/+archive/ppa/+build/1947491

Has a deb for the 1.5 version.

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Jack Twilley (mathuin) said : 		#2

This is a good workaround, but is there an actual plan to update what's currently in the main repository to 1.5 sometime?

I'm a little wary of installing a .deb from an unfamiliar user, and I don't see an actual .deb at that page -- no binary or source, just some log files. The PPA itself doesn't list numpy either.

Also, the architecture on that page is i386 -- will that even work on amd64? I don't know.

Please consider updating the main repository to 1.5 soon. Thank you!

Jack.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Most users use 32bit but I'll se if there is a 64bit repo

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bgamari/scipy-updates; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

Will give you python-numpy 1.5

If you log a bug stating why 1.5 should be added, it will be considered. It is in the natty repos already, you could just upgrade to natty in April when it is released.

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