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How to install IDLE on Fedora 7
I have dabbled with Python as the development environment of my choice as it affords me a lot of flexibility. What I like most about Python is the development environment it provides which allows me to test out my code and ideas even before I compile my programs saving me a lot of effort, frustration and time. Another big plus is the graphical development environment; IDLE. Installing and configuring IDLE on Windows is a breeze. You just download and run an installable and you are done. On the other hand installing and configuring IDLE on Fedora Linux Core 6 was a painful task. At least for me.
However, the installation and configuring IDLE on Fedora 7 is extremely simple. Maybe it is because of the introduction of Python 2.5, Fedora 7 or my increased understanding of Linux and how it interacts with other applications. But the fact remains that I was able to install and configure IDLE on my Fedora 7 in less than 10 minutes in only three steps.
First you have you to install Tkinter (the graphics engine on which IDLE runs). Next you install Python-imaging (the nuts and bolts for Python graphical programming and lastly you install Python-tools which also includes IDLE. Of course all this needs to be done under root access. To install IDLE on Fedora 7 follow the steps described below.
[mukul@linux6 ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@linux6 ~]# yum install tkinter
[root@linux6 ~]# yum install python-imaging
[root@linux6 ~]# yum install python-tools
The total download size is approximately 6.4 MB so the download itself will not take a lot of time. You can shorten the installation process if you install python-tools in the first step. Linux will determine that Tkinter is a dependency and download and install it automatically. Compare it with the sleepless nights I spent trying to get IDLE to work on Fedora Core 6 and it almost seems unbelievable.
Once the installation is done, just type idle on the command prompt to launch the IDLE development environment. Or if you prefer a graphical, mouse clicking way to launch IDLE, just create a launcher (Right Click on your desktop and select Create Launcher...) with the setting as shown in the accompanying image.
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Thanks Mukul,
Was wandering where the IDLE was hiding in the repository.
-Alen
thanks. if you did not figure this out i would have had many sleepless nights! R
How do you install fedora on vista...I have a intel core2duo processor...can you pls tell me procedure for installing the fedora on vista?
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Alan
Glad to tell you taht the steps you've described work for Fedora 6 as well :)
And Fedora 8
nice i got it done. thanks for every one this is working with fedora 9 too with out any problem. than you again.
Thank You for sharing an essential part of python environment - setting IDLE. It took me a few hours of searches to figure out that IDLE is missing from standard distros of Fedora. None of the tutorials or documentation(including python.org) ever mentioned that, and the first steps with python were rather disheartening for a newbee. Thanks to your page- once You walk me through it the IDLE was up and running in no time. Keep up the good work!
worked like a charm for Fedora 10. I wonder: why setting IDLE never mentioned in official documentation? It took me a few hours of searches to figure out that IDLE is missing from standard Fedora distro. Thank god I stumbled upon your helpful page.
this works on Fedora 11 as well
thank you
thanks a lot