Jiang Xin <worldhello.net@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > $ apt-get install python > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > Package python is not available, but is referred to by another package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > However the following packages replace it: > 2to3 python2-minimal python2 dh-python python-is-python3 > > E: Package 'python' has no installation candidate OK, I see. Thanks. I wondered if "python" redirects to either one of these versions. Not that I would suggest another approach based on such a redirection, even if it existed--as I said, the question was purely out of curiosity.
