Public bug reported:
My recollection is that we were going to remove Python 2.6 from Precise.
Python 2.6 is still there, and several virtual packages still reference
Python 2.6, even though attempting to install them will only install the
Python 2.7 version.
$ aptitude search python2.6
p idle-python2.6 - An IDE for Python (v2.6) using Tkinter
c libpython2.6 - Shared Python runtime library (version 2.6
i A python2.6 - An interactive high-level object-oriented
v python2.6-adodb -
v python2.6-aiml -
v python2.6-at-spi -
v python2.6-bibtex -
v python2.6-bjsonrpc -
v python2.6-bluez -
v python2.6-box2d -
v python2.6-bzutils -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.84 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.86 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.88 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.90 -
v python2.6-celementtree -
v python2.6-cfflib -
v python2.6-cherrypy -
v python2.6-chm -
v python2.6-cjkcodecs -
v python2.6-clientform -
v python2.6-comedilib -
v python2.6-ctypes -
v python2.6-daap -
v python2.6-dbf -
c python2.6-dbg - Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (ver
v python2.6-debianbts -
p python2.6-dev - Header files and a static library for Pyth
v python2.6-dhm -
v python2.6-dmidecode -
v python2.6-dmidecode-dbg -
p python2.6-doc - Documentation for the high-level object-or
v python2.6-elements -
v python2.6-elementtidy -
v python2.6-elementtree -
v python2.6-empy -
p python2.6-examples - Examples for the Python language (v2.6)
v python2.6-extractor -
v python2.6-facebook -
v python2.6-forgethtml -
v python2.6-forgetsql -
v python2.6-ftputil -
v python2.6-gaphas -
v python2.6-gasp -
v python2.6-gdbm -
v python2.6-gdchart2 -
v python2.6-gobject -
v python2.6-goopy -
v python2.6-gtkmvc -
v python2.6-guppy -
v python2.6-guppy-lib -
v python2.6-guppy-lib-dbg -
v python2.6-ipcalc -
v python2.6-jinja -
v python2.6-jinja-dbg -
v python2.6-jppy -
v python2.6-kerberos -
v python2.6-libpcap -
v python2.6-libsvm -
v python2.6-lightblue -
v python2.6-logilab-constraint -
i A python2.6-minimal - A minimal subset of the Python language (v
v python2.6-mlpy -
v python2.6-mlpy-lib -
v python2.6-moovida -
v python2.6-mvpa -
v python2.6-mvpa-lib -
v python2.6-mygpoclient -
v python2.6-ncrypt -
v python2.6-nibabel -
v python2.6-openopt -
v python2.6-otr -
v python2.6-pisa -
v python2.6-pocketsphinx -
v python2.6-pocketsphinx-dbg -
v python2.6-poker-prizes -
v python2.6-poker-stats -
v python2.6-poker2d -
v python2.6-pqueue -
v python2.6-profiler -
v python2.6-prowlpy -
v python2.6-ptrace -
v python2.6-py -
v python2.6-pyaudio -
v python2.6-pybiggles -
v python2.6-pychart -
v python2.6-pydhcplib -
v python2.6-pyentropy -
v python2.6-pyepl -
v python2.6-pyfits -
v python2.6-pyglet -
v python2.6-pyglew -
v python2.6-pygpu -
v python2.6-pymad -
v python2.6-pymetar -
v python2.6-pyodbc -
v python2.6-pyode -
v python2.6-pyrad -
v python2.6-pysnmp2 -
v python2.6-pytc -
v python2.6-pytc-dbg -
v python2.6-pyvtk -
v python2.6-pyxmpp -
v python2.6-qrencode -
v python2.6-quixote1 -
v python2.6-rabbyt -
v python2.6-rapi2 -
v python2.6-rra -
v python2.6-rtfcomp -
v python2.6-sendfile -
v python2.6-sendfile-dbg -
v python2.6-setuptools -
v python2.6-sfml -
v python2.6-sigmask -
v python2.6-simplegeneric -
v python2.6-simplemediawiki -
v python2.6-simplesettings -
v python2.6-smbpasswd -
v python2.6-soaplib -
v python2.6-sparqlwrapper -
v python2.6-sparse -
v python2.6-sphinxbase -
v python2.6-sphinxbase-dbg -
v python2.6-spread -
v python2.6-sqlitecachec -
v python2.6-statgrab -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.84 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.86 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.88 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.90 -
v python2.6-swap -
v python2.6-tcpwrap -
v python2.6-templayer -
v python2.6-tk -
v python2.6-tracer -
v python2.6-unac -
v python2.6-utmp -
v python2.6-wsgiref -
v python2.6-xdgapp -
v python2.6-xpyb -
v python2.6-yapgvb -
v python2.6-yappy -
v python2.6-yenc -
v python2.6-zinnia -
v python2.6-zsi -
** Affects: python2.6 (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: Confirmed
** Affects: python2.6 (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: High
Status: Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/979923
Title:
Python 2.6 and several virtual packages are still available in 12.04
Status in “python2.6” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in “python2.6” source package in Precise:
Confirmed
Bug description:
My recollection is that we were going to remove Python 2.6 from
Precise. Python 2.6 is still there, and several virtual packages
still reference Python 2.6, even though attempting to install them
will only install the Python 2.7 version.
$ aptitude search python2.6
p idle-python2.6 - An IDE for Python (v2.6) using Tkinter
c libpython2.6 - Shared Python runtime library (version 2.6
i A python2.6 - An interactive high-level object-oriented
v python2.6-adodb -
v python2.6-aiml -
v python2.6-at-spi -
v python2.6-bibtex -
v python2.6-bjsonrpc -
v python2.6-bluez -
v python2.6-box2d -
v python2.6-bzutils -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.84 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.86 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.88 -
v python2.6-carquinyol-0.90 -
v python2.6-celementtree -
v python2.6-cfflib -
v python2.6-cherrypy -
v python2.6-chm -
v python2.6-cjkcodecs -
v python2.6-clientform -
v python2.6-comedilib -
v python2.6-ctypes -
v python2.6-daap -
v python2.6-dbf -
c python2.6-dbg - Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (ver
v python2.6-debianbts -
p python2.6-dev - Header files and a static library for Pyth
v python2.6-dhm -
v python2.6-dmidecode -
v python2.6-dmidecode-dbg -
p python2.6-doc - Documentation for the high-level object-or
v python2.6-elements -
v python2.6-elementtidy -
v python2.6-elementtree -
v python2.6-empy -
p python2.6-examples - Examples for the Python language (v2.6)
v python2.6-extractor -
v python2.6-facebook -
v python2.6-forgethtml -
v python2.6-forgetsql -
v python2.6-ftputil -
v python2.6-gaphas -
v python2.6-gasp -
v python2.6-gdbm -
v python2.6-gdchart2 -
v python2.6-gobject -
v python2.6-goopy -
v python2.6-gtkmvc -
v python2.6-guppy -
v python2.6-guppy-lib -
v python2.6-guppy-lib-dbg -
v python2.6-ipcalc -
v python2.6-jinja -
v python2.6-jinja-dbg -
v python2.6-jppy -
v python2.6-kerberos -
v python2.6-libpcap -
v python2.6-libsvm -
v python2.6-lightblue -
v python2.6-logilab-constraint -
i A python2.6-minimal - A minimal subset of the Python language (v
v python2.6-mlpy -
v python2.6-mlpy-lib -
v python2.6-moovida -
v python2.6-mvpa -
v python2.6-mvpa-lib -
v python2.6-mygpoclient -
v python2.6-ncrypt -
v python2.6-nibabel -
v python2.6-openopt -
v python2.6-otr -
v python2.6-pisa -
v python2.6-pocketsphinx -
v python2.6-pocketsphinx-dbg -
v python2.6-poker-prizes -
v python2.6-poker-stats -
v python2.6-poker2d -
v python2.6-pqueue -
v python2.6-profiler -
v python2.6-prowlpy -
v python2.6-ptrace -
v python2.6-py -
v python2.6-pyaudio -
v python2.6-pybiggles -
v python2.6-pychart -
v python2.6-pydhcplib -
v python2.6-pyentropy -
v python2.6-pyepl -
v python2.6-pyfits -
v python2.6-pyglet -
v python2.6-pyglew -
v python2.6-pygpu -
v python2.6-pymad -
v python2.6-pymetar -
v python2.6-pyodbc -
v python2.6-pyode -
v python2.6-pyrad -
v python2.6-pysnmp2 -
v python2.6-pytc -
v python2.6-pytc-dbg -
v python2.6-pyvtk -
v python2.6-pyxmpp -
v python2.6-qrencode -
v python2.6-quixote1 -
v python2.6-rabbyt -
v python2.6-rapi2 -
v python2.6-rra -
v python2.6-rtfcomp -
v python2.6-sendfile -
v python2.6-sendfile-dbg -
v python2.6-setuptools -
v python2.6-sfml -
v python2.6-sigmask -
v python2.6-simplegeneric -
v python2.6-simplemediawiki -
v python2.6-simplesettings -
v python2.6-smbpasswd -
v python2.6-soaplib -
v python2.6-sparqlwrapper -
v python2.6-sparse -
v python2.6-sphinxbase -
v python2.6-sphinxbase-dbg -
v python2.6-spread -
v python2.6-sqlitecachec -
v python2.6-statgrab -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.84 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.86 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.88 -
v python2.6-sugar-toolkit-0.90 -
v python2.6-swap -
v python2.6-tcpwrap -
v python2.6-templayer -
v python2.6-tk -
v python2.6-tracer -
v python2.6-unac -
v python2.6-utmp -
v python2.6-wsgiref -
v python2.6-xdgapp -
v python2.6-xpyb -
v python2.6-yapgvb -
v python2.6-yappy -
v python2.6-yenc -
v python2.6-zinnia -
v python2.6-zsi -
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