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Bazaar packages are available for most popular Linux distributions
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See http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download for the latest instructions.
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For Windows users, an installer is available that includes
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the core Bazaar package together with necessary pre-requisites
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and some useful plug-ins.
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See http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download for the latest instructions.
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Note: If you are running Cygwin on Windows, a Bazaar for Cygwin package
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is available and ought to be used instead of the Windows version.
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Other operating systems
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Beyond Linux and Windows, Bazaar packages are available for a large
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range of other operating systems include Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.
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See http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download for the latest instructions.
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Installing from scratch
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If you wish to install Bazaar from scratch rather than using a
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pre-built package, the steps are:
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1. If it is not installed already, install Python 2.4 or later.
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2. Download the ``bazaar-xxx.tar.gz`` file (where xxx is the version
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number) from http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download or from Launchpad
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(https://launchpad.net/~bzr/).
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3. Unpack the archive using tar, WinZip or equivalent.
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4. Put the created directory on your PATH.
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To test the installation, try running the **bzr** command like this::
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This will display the version of Bazaar you have installed. If this
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doesn't work, please contact us via email or IRC so we can help you
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Installing into site-wide locations
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Instead of adding the directory to your PATH, you can install bzr into the
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system locations using::
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python setup.py install
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If you do not have a compiler, or do not have the python development tools
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installed, bzr supplies a (slower) pure-python implementation of all
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extensions. You can install without compiling extensions with::
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python setup.py install build_ext --allow-python-fallback
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Running the development version
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You may wish to always be using the very latest development version of
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Bazaar. Note that this is not recommended for
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the majority of users as there is an increased risk of bugs. On the other
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hand, the development version is remarkably solid (thanks to the processes
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we follow) and running it makes it easier for you to send us changes for
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bugs and improvements. It also helps us by having more people testing
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Here are the steps to follow:
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1. Install Bazaar using one of the methods given above.
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2. Get a copy of the development version like this::
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3. Put the created directory on your PATH.
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Advanced users may also wish to build the optional C extensions for greater
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speed. This can be done using ``make`` and requires ``pyrex`` and a C compiler.
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Please contact us on email or IRC if you need assistance with this.
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Running multiple versions
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It's easy to have multiple versions of Bazaar installed and to switch
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between them. To do this,
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simply provide the full pathname to the **bzr** command you wish to run.
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The relevant libraries will be automatically detected and used. Of course,
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if you do not provide a pathname, then the **bzr** used will be the one
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found on your system path as normal.
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Note that this capability is particularly useful if you wish to run
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(or test) both the latest released version and the development version say.