From a8ed2b4d583fd489cb38c02e79e7596ec60458ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Kaplan-Moss Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:23:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #3325: Added docs/distributions.txt, a guide to packaged versions of Django in Debian/Fedora/etc. Thanks to Marc Fargas and Ubernostrum for the patches. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@4629 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/distributions.txt | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/install.txt | 17 +++++++--- 2 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/distributions.txt diff --git a/docs/distributions.txt b/docs/distributions.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a77d3a1959 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/distributions.txt @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +=================================== +Third-party distributions of Django +=================================== + +Several third-party distributors are now providing versions of Django integrated +with their package-management systems. These can make installation and upgrading +much easier for users of Django since the integration includes the ability to +automatically install dependancies (like database adapters) that Django +requires. + +Typically, these packages are based on the latest stable release of Django, so +if you want to use the development version of Django you'll need to follow the +instructions for `installing the development version`_ from our Subversion +repository. + +.. _installing the development version: ../install/#installing-the-development-version + +Linux distributions +=================== + +Debian +------ + +A `packaged version of Django`_ is available for `Debian GNU/Linux`_, and can be +installed from either the "testing" or the "unstable" repositories by typing +``apt-get install python-django``. + +When you install this package, ``apt`` will recommend installing a database +adapter; you should select and install the adapter for whichever database you +plan to use with Django. + +.. _Debian GNU/Linux: http://www.debian.org/ +.. _packaged version of Django: http://packages.debian.org/testing/python/python-django + +Ubuntu +------ + +The Debian ``python-django`` package is also available for `Ubuntu Linux`_, in +the "universe" repository for Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn"). The `current Ubuntu +package`_ is also based on Django 0.95.1 and can be installed in the same +fashion as for Debian. + +.. _Ubuntu Linux: http://www.ubuntu.com/ +.. _current Ubuntu package: http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/python/python-django + +Fedora +------ + +A Django package is available for `Fedora Linux`_, in the "Fedora Extras" +repository. The `current Fedora package`_ is based on Django 0.95.1, and can be +installed by typing ``yum install Django``. + +.. _Fedora Linux: http://fedora.redhat.com/ +.. _current Fedora package: http://fedoraproject.org/extras/6/i386/repodata/repoview/Django-0-0.95.1-1.fc6.html + +Gentoo +------ + +A Django build is available for `Gentoo Linux`_, and is based on Django 0.95.1. +The `current Gentoo build`_ can be installed by typing ``emerge Django``. + +.. _Gentoo Linux: http://www.gentoo.org/ +.. _current Gentoo build: http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-python;name=django + +For distributors +================ + +If you'd like to package Django for distribution, we'd be happy to help out! +Please join the `django-developers mailing list`_ and introduce yourself. + +We also encourage all distributors to subscribe to the `django-announce mailing +list`_, which is a (very) low-traffic list for announcing new releases of Django +and important bugfixes. + +.. _django-developers mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/ +.. _django-announce mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-announce/ diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index 88c4a727dd..f73a734aba 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -81,10 +81,18 @@ It's easy either way. Installing the official version ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -1. Download Django-0.95.tar.gz from our `download page`_. -2. ``tar xzvf Django-0.95.tar.gz`` -3. ``cd Django-0.95`` -4. ``sudo python setup.py install`` + 1. Check the `distribution specific notes`_ to see if your + platform/distribution provides official Django packages/installers. + Distribution-provided packages will typically allow for automatic + installation of dependancies and easy upgrade paths. + + 2. Download Django-0.95.tar.gz from our `download page`_. + + 3. ``tar xzvf Django-0.95.tar.gz`` + + 4. ``cd Django-0.95`` + + 5. ``sudo python setup.py install`` Note that the last command will automatically download and install setuptools_ if you don't already have it installed. This requires a working Internet @@ -97,6 +105,7 @@ The command will install Django in your Python installation's ``site-packages`` directory. .. _setuptools: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools +.. _distribution specific notes: ../distributions/ Installing the development version ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~