INSTALL


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INSTALL instructions
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:Last update:   $Date: 2007-12-18 14:32:42 +0100 (Di, 18 Dez 2007) $
:Revision:      $Revision: 10 $
:Contact:       p@rdus.de

Obtaining the software
----------------------

Download the software at

  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=195416


Prerequisites
-------------

  layman requires the following to work:

    - >=python-2.5 (http://www.python.org)


  In addition you will need to install the different version control /
  file management systems that layman should support.

  layman can support the following systems:

   - bzr
   - cvs
   - darcs
   - git
   - mercurial
   - rsync
   - svn
   - tar
   - g-common (g-cran)


Installing the software
-----------------------

  Download the package, unpack it and use the Python setup.py to build
  and install the software:

    python setup.py build
    python setup.py install


Configuring the software
------------------------

  The basic configuration can be found in /etc/layman/layman.cfg.

  If you are using layman for overlay management on Gentoo you should
  follow the configuration instructions provided after installing the
  tool.


Upgrading the software
----------------------

  Simply download and install a newer version following the
  instructions given above.


Obtaining support
-----------------

  Post a bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org