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bzr install instructions
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Dependencies
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bzr requires Python2.4 and cElementTree:
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  http://effbot.org/zone/element-index.htm
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If you wish to access branches over sftp, you will need paramiko and
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pycrypto:
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  http://www.lag.net/paramiko/
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2696.2.1 by James Westby
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bzr can optionally use compiled versions of some parts of the code
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Windows and others do not require python-dev.
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for increased speed. When installing bzr you need the ability to
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build C extensions. Some Linux distributions package the necessary
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headers separately from the main Python package. This package is
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probably named something like python-dev or python-devel. FreeBSD,
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Fix typo
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Windows, source-based Linux distributions, and possibly other operating
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Windows and others do not require python-dev.
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systems, have the required files installed by default.
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The release tarballs will contain the .c files, and so pyrex is not needed.
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If you are installing bzr from a bzr branch rather than a release tarball,
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then you should also have the Pyrex package installed. This is not necessary
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for release tarballs as they already contain the C files that Pyrex is needed
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to create.
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  http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/
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Installation
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2382.2.6 by Martin Pool
Recommendation to delete bzrlib when installing
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When upgrading using setup.py, it is recommended that you first delete the
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bzrlib directory from the install target.
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To install bzr as a user, run
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  python setup.py install --home ~ 
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To install system-wide, run (as root)
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  python setup.py install
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2382.2.3 by Martin Pool
Link from INSTALL to faq and wiki
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For more information on installation, see
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Change url to canonical.com or wiki, plus some doc improvements in passing
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<http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/InstallationFaq>
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or write to bazaar@lists.canonical.com, or ask a question at
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<https://answers.launchpad.net/bzr/>.