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0 pointsamelius5y ago0 comments

That might theoretically trigger updates of packages on which NVidia stuff depends (through indirection), which will then render your system unusable. You might be lucky, though.

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andrewf5y ago

I think it'll be all right. python3.8 is its own distinct package, which will install alongside the existing python3.6.

Debian/Ubuntu's "alternatives" system can select what /usr/bin/python3 runs. In practice, changing that away from the distribution default can break other people's code, and the win of an LTS is not spending time on that stuff.

But you can get yourself a Python 3.8, then you can build venvs, run a Jupyter kernel in it, whatever you like. If you can download or rebuild all the modules you want in a 3.8 venv, you're pretty set. And everything wanting Python 3.6 on your LTS still works.

stjohnswarts5y ago

that's why you look at what's getting install before you hit go. anyway it's easy enough to backup and restore almost all these SBC's

speedgoose5y ago

An alternative is to use Docker containers or similar.

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