Terminal doesn't open after installing Python 3.9

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#89

sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/bin/python3

The geniuses at Gnome symlinked the python version to gnome-terminal

I'm wobbbly... just woke up...

#90

Ah, that what it was.
I really could not understand why Python broke the gnome-terminal. Now the whole thing started to make sense.

#91

Now python is again configured with python3.9 which didn't work with the system apps.

#92

It would break a lot of things. I remember when Trekker did this - and not long after, I did the same exact thing.

#93

Is it possible to use the system apps with python3.9? If now I will reinstall linux.

#94

Yes, you can.
In your xterm, can you now

cd /usr/bin

Then

sudo nano gnome-terminal

Right at the top, you will see

#!/usr/bin/python3

change to

#!/usr/bin/python3.9

save and exit... Then Log out and back in and please try ctrl+alt+t

#95

It doesn't work.

#96

My jaw physically dropped... That worked when it happened to me, even. And my mistakes are notoriously hard to fix.

When you did sudo update-alternatives --config python3 did you make any selection (Even if there was only one selection to make?

#97

Yes. I made one. It did display two selections and both were python 3.9.6. Now if I run the command it gives an error which says the the linkgroup python3 is broken.

#98

:expressionless:

3.9.6

#99

Okay. I'll try.

#100

It still doesn't work.
I think the best thing would be to reinstall linux.

#101

Ok, one more thing to try:

sudo apt reinstall python3 python3-minimal python3.8 python3.8-minimal

once done:

#102

It works again! And the main menu too! Everything seems to work now! Thank you!

#103

I had to help.

Seeing a person so distressed over being unable to access the Terminal...

you are my hero :smiley:

#104

So now pyhon3 is linked to python3.8 which is required and I can still use python 3.9 with the command "pyhton3.9". Great!

#105

I'm really thankful!

#106

I am glad that you finally made it work.
Please tick the posting which solved your problem and :ballot_box_with_check:
to mark the thread as solved.

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#107

If it were the GNOME thing, then XFCE desktop should be immune to this issue.

#108

So you can install python3.9 following guides and after that you have to reinstall python3, python3-minimal, python3.8 and python3.8 minimal that everything works properly. You can also use this to install python 3.9 on your computer. (You should have a backup if you try this because I don't know if I'm right with this. :wink:)