Cmake --version gives ModuleNotFoundError

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If I type in cmake --version in the console, I see the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/datiswous/.local/bin/cmake", line 5, in <module>
    from cmake import cmake
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cmake'

How can I get the version to show normally?

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I do not think cmake is something that has to run from the home. Probably has just too many hardcoded dependencies. Have you tried installing it globally, in the normal way?

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This is an error typical to Python. I guess you installed cmake (or rather a wrapper or it) with pip or anaconda and and it messed up your PATH.

Use the absolute path /usr/bin/cmake and check again.

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remove cmake from ~/.local/bin

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…and actually remove everything from there, that you did not create yourself and knowledgably. Maybe there is more trash there than just the fake cmake.

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Then I get this message:

bash: /home/datiswous/.local/bin/cmake: No such file or directory

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This does work…

cmake version 3.27.7
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