Installing Python on HPUX

Installing Depot Helper

Download Depot Helper

Transfer binary depothelper-2.00-ia64-11.23.depot.gz to /tmp and perform the following:

 login root
 gunzip /tmp/depothelper-2.00-ia64-11.23.depot.gz
 swinstall -s /tmp/depothelper-2.00-ia64-11.23.depot

Press Return to continue with the install

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Press the space bar to select the file

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Press the tab key and use your cursor arrows to select Actions->Install

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Wait for the initial installation prep to finish

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Once it has finished, tab to OK and hit enter

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Wait for the installation to complete

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Once it has completed, tab to Done and press Enter

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To exit the installer press tab, press enter, use your cursor to select Exit and press Enter

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Installing Python with Depot Helper

 login root
 /usr/local/bin/depothelper -f python

 example:
 # /usr/local/bin/depothelper -f python
 ==================================================================
 Package-version      Comment              Download        Install
 ==================================================================
 ia64-11.23           Package list         OK              OK
 bzip2-1.0.6          Dependency (01/12)   OK              OK
 db-6.0.20            Dependency (02/12)   OK              OK
 expat-2.1.0          Dependency (03/12)   OK              OK
 gdbm-1.10            Dependency (04/12)   OK              OK
 gettext-0.18.3.1     Dependency (05/12)   OK              OK
 libffi-3.0.13        Dependency (06/12)   OK              OK
 libiconv-1.14        Dependency (07/12)   OK              OK
 ncurses-5.9          Dependency (08/12)   OK              OK
 openssl-1.0.1e       Dependency (09/12)   OK              OK
 readline-6.2.005     Dependency (10/12)   OK              OK
 sqlite-3.8.1         Dependency (11/12)   OK              OK
 zlib-1.2.8           Dependency (12/12)   OK              OK
 python-2.7.6         Requested            OK              OK
 ==================================================================

Confirm python has been installed :

 login bolive
 $ python
 Python 2.7.6 (default, Nov 13 2013, 15:55:37) [C] on hp-ux11
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> quit()
 $