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I'm trying to get ipython notebook to run on my Debian machine without much success. I've installed ipython and ipython-notebook via apt-get, but when I try to start it up I get the following:

$ ipython notebook
Could not start notebook. Please install ipython-notebook
$ dpkg -l ipython ipython-notebook
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                          Version             Architecture        Description
+++-=============================-===================-===================-===============================================================
ii  ipython                       1.2.1-2             all                 enhanced interactive Python shell
ii  ipython-notebook              1.2.1-2             all                 interactive Python html notebook
$ ipython --debug notebook        
[TerminalIPythonApp] Config changed:
[TerminalIPythonApp] {'TerminalIPythonApp': {'log_level': 10}}
[TerminalIPythonApp] Using existing profile dir: u'/home/eyal/.config/ipython/profile_default'
[TerminalIPythonApp] Searching path [u'/home/eyal', u'/home/eyal/.config/ipython/profile_default'] for config files
[TerminalIPythonApp] Attempting to load config file: ipython_config.py
[TerminalIPythonApp] Config file ipython_config.py not found

[TerminalIPythonApp] Loading IPython extensions...
[TerminalIPythonApp] Loading IPython extension: storemagic
[TerminalIPythonApp] WARNING | File not found: u'notebook'
[TerminalIPythonApp] IPython not interactive...
$ dlocate ipython_config.py   
ipython: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-  packages/IPython/config/profile/math/ipython_config.py
ipython: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/IPython/config/profile/pysh/ipython_config.py
ipython: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/IPython/config/profile/sympy/ipython_config.py
ipython: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/IPython/config/profile/cluster/ipython_config.py

Note sure where it's looking for notebook or why it's not finding it. What am I missing?

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Is there a reason you are running it using "sudo"? –  Teddy Jan 16 at 9:38
    
What Debian version, please? Please list dpkg -l ipython ipython-notebook. –  Faheem Mitha Mar 10 at 16:39
    
Hi, I've updated the dpkg command in my original post. I'm using a Debian derivative called Siduction. It's basically Debian's Sid branch. Thank you –  oneself Apr 21 at 15:05
    
@oneself if you want someone to see your comment, you need to prefix it with a @ username. –  Faheem Mitha Apr 21 at 15:17
    
@oneself To start with it is complaining about not finding ipython_config.py. However, this is in the ipython package. If you have dlocate installed then do dlocate ipython_config.py. Otherwise dpkg -S ipython_config.py. And post the results in the question. Incidentally, any specific reason you are using an obscure Debian derivative? –  Faheem Mitha Apr 21 at 15:23

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First, why are you running with sudo?

Try running it as ipython notebook --debug (i.e. the --debug parameter in the end), it works for me in Debian testing.

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Sorry, I tried sudo on one occasion just to make sure it was not a permissions problem. When I run "ipython notebook --debug" I just get "Could not start notebook. Please install ipython-notebook" with not debug info. –  oneself Jan 16 at 18:18

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