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1 | x Installation Documentation |
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2 | ============================ |
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4 | Requirements |
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5 | ------------ |
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6 | |
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7 | To run x, you'll need Python_ 2.4 or greater. You can also use Python 2.3 |
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8 | if you separately install the `subprocess module`_. |
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9 | |
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10 | .. _Python: http://www.python.org/ |
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11 | .. _`subprocess module`: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~astrand/popen5/ |
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12 | |
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13 | x calls out to different external tools to support different archive types. |
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14 | Most of these are already installed on most GNU/Linux systems, so you |
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15 | probably won't have to worry about these too much, but just for |
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16 | completeness, the exact requirements for each format are as follows: |
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17 | |
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18 | tar archives |
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19 | tar |
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20 | |
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21 | zip archives |
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22 | unzip, zipinfo |
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23 | |
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24 | cpio archives |
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25 | cpio |
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27 | rpm archives |
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28 | rpm2cpio, cpio |
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30 | deb archives |
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31 | ar, tar, zcat |
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33 | Files compressed with gzip or compress |
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34 | zcat |
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36 | Files compressed with bzip2 |
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37 | bzcat |
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39 | Installation |
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40 | ------------ |
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42 | x is just a simple script, making it easy to stash wherever you need it. |
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43 | Just copy ``scripts/x`` to a location that's convenient for you. If you'd |
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44 | like to install the program system-wide, you can run the following as root |
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45 | or equivalent:: |
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46 | |
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47 | python setup.py install |