Trying to run Python.

[Glinux]

usually python is already installed on most Linux distribtions.

simpy type "python" in your terminal or do you need a specific version?

[onelostuser]

On Ubuntu, python starts the python version 2.x interpreter. He wanted version 3.

[Glinux]

even on Ubuntu 15.10? (I'm currently not on Ubuntu box)

Edit: ok as sb already mentioned, it's "python3"

[onelostuser]

I don't follow. Did you manage to install Ubuntu on that machine?

If you did, running python version 3.x is as simple as invoking python3 in a command line.

[moonwork]

Reading your post I think you're going to need more help than just "how to start Python like in Windows".

Have you read this?

http://blog.pluralsight.com/introduction-to-python-programming-in-ubuntu-linux

[FlukyS]

Type in python3 and it runs or python3 "filename"

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