diff --git a/formula/python-2.6.7 b/formula/python-2.6.7
index 700ee10..11ca77c 100755
--- a/formula/python-2.6.7
+++ b/formula/python-2.6.7
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ echo "Building SQLite..."
 ./parts/sqlite $OUT_PREFIX
 
 echo "Building Python..."
-SOURCE_TARBALL='http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.7/Python-2.6.7.tar.bz2'
-curl $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar jx
+SOURCE_TARBALL='http://python.org/ftp/python/2.6.7/Python-2.6.7.tgz'
+curl $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.7 src
 cd src
 
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ make
 make install
 
 cd ..
-rm -fr src
-ln $OUT_PREFIX/bin/python $OUT_PREFIX/bin/python2
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+rm -fr src
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