The Howto (and Howto-Not) Corner

I have never been able in my life to install a software package under linux with all this stuff about downloading libraries from a server sitting somewhere in Finland, just to find out that you need to download another thousands of things first, getting about a million lines running across your screen with things like
gcc -jhg ...ok
asking your vicar ... ok
doing the actual thing ... failed
pulling your leg ... ok
etc
If you have ubuntu go to System, then Administration and then Synaptic Package Manager. You look for python-gmpy, tick on the box and update the bloody thing, and finish it off by clicking on a button that says Apply. Done.