15 Nov
2021
15 Nov
'21
6:01 p.m.
On Sun, November 14, 2021 1:58 pm, Will Godfrey wrote:
Well, that proved rather interesting. The upgrade
(devuan chimaera to be
precise) removed python2 and, critically, python-gtk2, but it left the old
entries in apt/sources.list so I was able to reinstall them. That's a bit
more breathing space, but the axe is bound to fall at some point, so I'd
still
like to find alternatives.
Python 2.x was declared end-of-life in January 2020, and is no longer
receiving updates, even for security problems. So it should continue to
work as well as it did in 2019, as long as you can maintain the required
compatible libraries, but over time it may become more and more difficult
to maintain the required associated software without just freezing the
system at a known working revision.
--
Chris Caudle