Feb 21, 2010 1
Install Python 2.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Add to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/python-dev/ppa/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/python-dev/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Import the pub key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D81367B9
Install python2.6
sudo apt-get install python2.6