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and press Enter. This will take you back to the Linux command prompt. You can also use Ctrl+D to exit the Python interpreter.</li>
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You might need to install a package called python-tk.
== Set up IPython ==
At the Terminal window for Debian based Linuxes, type
<pre>sudo apt-get install python-setuptools</pre>
or for Red Hat based distros (will need root permissions)
<pre>yum install python-setuptools</pre>
then type
<pre>sudo easy_install distribute pip</pre>
and, finally,
<pre>sudo pip install pyreadline ipython tornado pyzmq ipython-notebook ipython_doctester</pre>
Verify that IPython Notebook is ready by typing
<pre>ipython notebook</pre>
Your browser should come up with a tab reading "IP[y]:Notebook".
'''Success!'''
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