试图安装matplotlib（1.1.0在CentOS上使用python 2.7.3）
python setup.py构build
直到看起来不错：
running build_ext building 'matplotlib.ft2font' extension gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c src/ft2font.cpp -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/src/ft2font.o gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c src/mplutils.cpp -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/src/mplutils.o gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c CXX/cxx_extensions.cxx -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxx_extensions.o gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.cxx -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c CXX/cxxsupport.cxx -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxxsupport.o gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/numpy-1.5.1-release/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/include/python2.7 -c CXX/cxxextensions.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxxextensions.o g++ -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/src/ft2font.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/src/mplutils.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxx_extensions.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxxsupport.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/mnt/storage/laviniag/Tools/Qiime/qiime_software/python-2.7.3-release/lib -lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -lpython2.7 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/matplotlib/ft2font.so **/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a(parsetok.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1** 所以我猜我需要编辑configuration文件也许允许共享？ 任何帮助表示感谢，谢谢。
matplotlib是可以很难安装的软件包之一，还有很多（ahem … lxml，pyside / pyqt4等）。
节省一些麻烦，并检查其中一个前建设。 来自连续体或冠层的蟒蛇在cetos上是很好的，并且会为你节省头痛的时间（免费安装）。
只要使用pip和virtualenv，它应该可以正常工作（CentOS-6.5，x86_64，python-2.6） 在CentOS 6.5上安装Matplotlib