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Merge pull request #154 from sboldyreva/python
Update ELS for Python info
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‎docs/.vuepress/routes.json

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"/els-for-languages/#endless-lifecycle-support-for-apache-tomcat": "/els-for-languages/apache-tomcat",
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"/els-for-languages/#endless-lifecycle-support-for-net-6": "/els-for-languages/dotnet",
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"/els-for-languages/#endless-lifecycle-support-for-angular": "/els-for-languages/angular",
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"/els-for-languages/#endless-lifecycle-support-for-angularjs": "/els-for-languages/angularjs"
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"/els-for-languages/#endless-lifecycle-support-for-angularjs": "/els-for-languages/angularjs",
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"/els-for-languages/python/#supported-versions": "/els-for-languages/python/#supported-os-and-python-versions",
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"/els-for-languages/python/#supported-os": "/els-for-languages/python/#supported-os-and-python-versions"
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}

‎docs/els-for-languages/python/README.md

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Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) for Python from TuxCare provides security fixes for Python versions that have reached their end-of-life. This allows you to continue running your server vulnerability-free.
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## Supported OS
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## Supported OS and Python versions
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TuxCare provides Endless Lifecycle Support for four years after the EOL date.
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**Supported architecture:** 64-bit.
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| OS | Version |
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| :-----------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------: |
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| CentOS, CloudLinux, OracleLinux, etc. | 6.x 64-bit, 7.x 64-bit, 8.x 64-bit |
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| AlmaLinux | 9.x 64-bit |
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| Ubuntu | 16.04 64-bit, 18.04 64-bit, 20.04 64-bit, 22.04 64-bit, 24.04 64-bit |
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| OS | Package Type | OS Version | Python version |
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| :-----------------------------------: | :----------: | :-------------------------------: | :------------: |
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| CentOS, CloudLinux, OracleLinux, etc. | RPM | 6.x, 7.x, 8.x | 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 |
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| AlmaLinux | RPM | 9.x | 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 |
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| Ubuntu | DEB | 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 | 3.8, 3.11 |
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| Debian | DEB | 10, 11, 12 | 3.8, 3.11 |
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*Other distros upon request.
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*Other distros and architectures upon request.
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## Supported versions
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## Installation Instructions for Linux
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* **EL6, 7, 8, 9**: alt-python 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13
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* **Debian 9 and 10**: 3.5, 3.8, 3.11
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* **Debian 11 and 12**: 3.8, 3.11
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* **Ubuntu 16 and 18**: 3.5, 3.8, 3.11
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* **Ubuntu 20**: 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
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* **Ubuntu 22**: 3.8, 3.11, 3.13
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* **Ubuntu 24**: 3.8, 3.11
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### RPM-based
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## Installation instructions of yum repositories
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These steps are suitable for RPM-based systems (CentOS, CloudLinux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, etc).
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1. Download the installer script:
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```text
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wget https://repo.cloudlinux.com/python-els/install-python-els-repo.sh
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wget https://repo.alt.tuxcare.com/alt-python-els/install-els-alt-python-rpm-repo.sh
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2. Run the installer script with your key. The installation script registers the server to CLN with the key, and adds our PGP key and repository to the server.
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sh install-python-els-repo.sh --license-key XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
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sh install-els-alt-python-rpm-repo.sh --license-key XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
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3. Verify that the installation was successful.
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To ensure the installation has been completed successfully, run the following command. It should return info about a package. If information about the package is available it means that installation was successful. After which, updates will be available for installation from the repository using the usual `yum upgrade` command.
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```text
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yum info python2
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yum info alt-python36
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Available Packages
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Name         : python2
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Version      : 2.7.18
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Release      : 10.el9.tuxcare.els1
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Name         : alt-python36
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Version      : 3.6.15
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Release      : 4.el9
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Architecture : x86_64
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Size         : 43 k
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Source       : python2-2.7.18-10.el9.tuxcare.els1.src.rpm
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Repository   : python-els
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Summary      : An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
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Size         : 26 k
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Source       : alt-python36-3.6.15-4.el9.src.rpm
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Repository   : alt-python
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Summary      : Version 3 of the Python programming language aka Python 3000
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URL          : https://www.python.org/
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License      : Python
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Description  : Python 2 is an old version of the language that is incompatible
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Description  : Python 3 is a new version of the language that is incompatible
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: with the 2.x line of releases. The language is mostly the same,
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: but many details, especially how built-in objects like
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: dictionaries and strings work, have changed considerably, and a
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: lot of deprecated features have finally been removed.
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4. To install python, it's necessary to enable the CodeReady Builder(CRB) repository, which contains the `gdbm` package.
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5. Once installed, you can use python2 in the usual way.
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5. `alt-python` versions are intended to be installed alongside the system's default python and allow multiple versions to coexist. To use a specific `alt-python` version, please, run it directly from its installation directory, for example:
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```text
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$ python2
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Python 2.7.18 (default, Jun 30 2022, 00:00:00)
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[GCC 11.2.1 20220127 (Red Hat 11.2.1-9)] on linux2
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$ /opt/alt/python36/bin/python3.6
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Python 3.6.15 (default, Apr 10 2024, 00:00:00)
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[GCC 11.5.0 20240719 (Red Hat 11.5.0-5)] on linux
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Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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Hello, World!
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### DEB-based
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These steps are suitable for DEB-based systems (Ubuntu, Debian).
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1. Download the installer script:
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```
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2. Run the installer script with your key. The installation script registers the server to CLN with the key, and adds our PGP key and repository to the server.
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```text
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bash install-els-alt-python-deb-repo.sh --license-key XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
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```
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3. Verify that the installation was successful.
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To ensure the installation has been completed successfully, run the following command. It should return info about a package. If information about the package is available it means that installation was successful. After which, updates will be available for installation from the repository using the usual `apt upgrade` command.
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apt-cache show alt-python36
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<!--
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