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Fixed #4538 -- Split the installation instructions to differentiate between installing a distribution package and installing an official release. Thanks to Carl Karsten for the idea, and Paul Bissex for the patch. 

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@ -109,25 +109,29 @@ Install the Django code
=======================
Installation instructions are slightly different depending on whether you're
using the latest official version or the latest development version.
installing a distribution-specific package, downloading the the latest official
release, or fetching the latest development version.
It's easy either way.
It's easy, no matter which way you choose.
Installing the official version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installing a distribution-specific package
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
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 the latest release from our `download page`_.
Installing an official release
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Untar the downloaded file (e.g. ``tar xzvf Django-NNN.tar.gz``).
1. Download the latest release from our `download page`_.
4. Change into the downloaded directory (e.g. ``cd Django-NNN``).
2. Untar the downloaded file (e.g. ``tar xzvf Django-NNN.tar.gz``).
5. Run ``sudo python setup.py install``.
3. Change into the downloaded directory (e.g. ``cd Django-NNN``).
4. Run ``sudo python setup.py install``.
The command will install Django in your Python installation's ``site-packages``
directory.