From: Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks>
Subject: Re: Find "py.exe" & copy it to "Python" (flat, no extension).
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On 10 May 2024 18:26:34 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:

> Even FR/LP/DG/NV/whatever has five python versions
> installed on his Gentoo distro.
>

Hey ignoramus.

In the GNU/Linux world it is VERY COMMON to have several
versions of a program installed.

Of course, not all versions are active.  Only one is selected.

For example, on Gentoo, the "eselect" command is used:

[~]# eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.11
  [2]   python3.12
  [3]   python2.7

I only have THREE python versions with 3.11 being active.


Now here's the java vm:

[~]# eselect java-vm list
Available Java Virtual Machines:
  [1]   openjdk-bin-8 
  [2]   openjdk-bin-11 
  [3]   openjdk-bin-17  system-vm


The same for binutils:

[~]# eselect binutils list
 [1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-2.40
 [2] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-2.41 *


So please shut the fuck up unless you know EXACTLY what you are
talking about (and you rarely do).