Gael Varoquaux wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 05:50:19PM -0400, Xuedong Zhang wrote: > >> What I am trying to run is the following command: >> > > >> sudo checkinstall python setup.py install >> > > >> I guess this maybe the problem between checkinstall and matplotlib >> > > OK, now it's more clear. > > I suggest you install to /usr/local. That way you will get rid of this > conflict. You should be able to do it this way: > > sudo checkinstall python setup.py install --prefix /usr/local > I agree with this advice. I wonder if you are running into this problem because you already have matplotlib installed as a Debian package. I'm mostly just curious as to the underlying cause... Cheers, Mike