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You might need to install a package called python-tk.
 
== Set up IPython ==
 
At the Terminal window, type
 
<pre>sudo apt-get install python-setuptools</pre>
 
or
 
<pre>yum install python-setuptools</pre>
 
then type
 
<pre>sudo easy_install distribute</pre>
 
and, finally,
 
<pre>sudo easy_install pyreadline ipython tornado pyzmq</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!'''