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| author | Giampaolo Rodola <g.rodola@gmail.com> | 2016-08-05 22:42:36 +0200 |
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| committer | Giampaolo Rodola <g.rodola@gmail.com> | 2016-08-05 22:42:36 +0200 |
| commit | 8b518f454c68d96719da6b098b1a17667e71aeca (patch) | |
| tree | 955436325db5a175a0126174dee3dbb43091b8f0 /INSTALL.rst | |
| parent | b8a3aec4b2478a68aeefb8f2f2e0d125043fcb4f (diff) | |
| download | psutil-8b518f454c68d96719da6b098b1a17667e71aeca.tar.gz | |
update INSTALL instructions
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diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst index c31f7873..b696ffa3 100644 --- a/INSTALL.rst +++ b/INSTALL.rst @@ -3,18 +3,36 @@ It is shipped by default with Python 2.7.9+ and 3.4+. If you're using an older Python version* `install pip <https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing/>`__ *first.* +Permission issues +================= + +Except for Linux, the commands below assume you're running as root. +If you're not and you bump into permission errors you can either: + +* prepend ``sudo``, e.g.: + +:: + + sudo pip install psutil + +* install psutil for your user only (not at system level): + +:: + + pip install --user psutil + Linux ===== -Ubuntu / Debian (use `python3-dev` and `python3-pip` for python 3):: +Ubuntu / Debian (use ``python3-dev`` and ``python3-pip`` for python 3):: - $ sudo apt-get install gcc python-dev python-pip - $ pip install psutil + sudo apt-get install gcc python-dev python-pip + pip install psutil -RedHat (use `python3-devel` and `python3-pip` for python 3):: +RedHat (use ``python3-devel`` and ``python3-pip`` for python 3):: - $ sudo yum install gcc python-devel python-pip - $ pip install psutil + sudo yum install gcc python-devel python-pip + pip install psutil OSX === @@ -24,7 +42,7 @@ first, then: :: - $ pip install psutil + pip install psutil Windows ======= @@ -33,7 +51,7 @@ The easiest way to install psutil on Windows is to just use the pre-compiled exe/wheel installers on `PYPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psutil/#downloads>`__ via pip:: - $ C:\Python27\python.exe -m pip install psutil + C:\Python27\python.exe -m pip install psutil If you want to compile psutil from sources you'll need **Visual Studio** (Mingw32 is no longer supported): @@ -48,40 +66,51 @@ Once installed run vcvars64.bat, then you can finally compile (see `here <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11072521/>`__). To compile / install psutil from sources on Windows run:: - $ make.bat build - $ make.bat install + make.bat build + make.bat install FreeBSD ======= :: - $ pkg install python gcc - $ python -m pip install psutil + pkg install python gcc + python -m pip install psutil OpenBSD ======= :: - $ export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/`uname -r`/packages/`arch -s` - $ pkg_add -v python gcc - $ python -m pip install psutil + export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/`uname -r`/packages/`arch -s` + pkg_add -v python gcc + python -m pip install psutil NetBSD ====== :: - $ export PKG_PATH="ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/`uname -m`/`uname -r`/All" - $ pkg_add -v pkgin - $ pkgin install python gcc - $ python -m pip install psutil + export PKG_PATH="ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/`uname -m`/`uname -r`/All" + pkg_add -v pkgin + pkgin install python gcc + python -m pip install psutil Solaris ======= -XXX +If ``cc`` compiler is not installed create a symlink to ``gcc``: + +:: + + sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/local/bin/cc + +Install: + +:: + + pkg install gcc + python -m pip install psutil Dev Guide ========= |