INSTALLATION: Thank you for trying rdiff-backup. To install, run: python setup.py install The build process can be also be run separately: python setup.py build The default prefix is /usr, so files are put in /usr/bin, /usr/share/man/, etc. An alternate prefix can be specified using the --prefix= option. For example: python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local A few special build arguments can be specified such as --librsync-dir, --lflags, and --libs, and the LIBRSYNC_DIR, LFLAGS, and LIBS environment variables will also be used. Running setup.py with no arguments will also display some help. REQUIREMENTS: Remember that you must have Python 2.2 or later and librsync 0.9.5.1 or later installed. For Python, see http://www.python.org. The rdiff-backup homepage at http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu/ should have a recent version of librsync; otherwise see the librsync homepage at http://sourceforge.net/projects/librsync/. For remote operation, rdiff-backup should be in installed and in the PATH on remote system(s) (see man page for more information). TROUBLESHOOTING: If you have everything installed properly, and it still doesn't work, see the enclosed FAQ.html, the web page at http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu, and/or the mailing list.