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Please note that a more detailed installation procedure is described in
-the :doc:`install`. A glossary of terms can be found in the
-:doc:`glossary`.
+the :doc:`install`. Refer to it if you are setting up Ganeti the first time.
+This quick installation guide is mainly meant as reference for experienced
+users. A glossary of terms can be found in the :doc:`glossary`.
Software Requirements
$ apt-get install lvm2 ssh bridge-utils iproute iputils-arping \
ndisc6 python python-pyopenssl openssl \
- python-pyparsing python-simplejson \
- python-pyinotify python-pycurl socat fping \
- python-ipaddr python-bitarray
+ python-pyparsing python-simplejson python-bitarray \
+ python-pyinotify python-pycurl python-ipaddr socat fping
+
+If bitarray is missing it can be installed from easy-install::
+
+ $ easy_install bitarray
+
+Or on newer distributions (eg. Debian Wheezy) the above becomes::
+
+ $ apt-get install lvm2 ssh bridge-utils iproute iputils-arping \
+ ndisc6 python python-openssl openssl \
+ python-pyparsing python-simplejson python-bitarray \
+ python-pyinotify python-pycurl python-ipaddr socat fping
Note that this does not install optional packages::
$ cd / && sudo easy_install \
affinity \
bitarray \
- ipaddr \
+ ipaddr
On Fedora to install all required packages except RBD, DRBD and Xen::
the Haskell platform. You can also install ``cabal`` manually::
$ apt-get install cabal-install
+ $ cabal update
-Then install the additional libraries via
-``cabal``::
+Then install the additional libraries (only the ones not available in your
+distribution packages) via ``cabal``::
$ cabal install json network parallel utf8-string curl
or ``cabal``, after installing a required non-Haskell dependency::
$ apt-get install libpcre3-dev
- $ cabal install hslogger Crypto text hinotify regex-pcre \
+ $ cabal install hslogger Crypto text hinotify==0.3.2 regex-pcre \
attoparsec vector snap-server
to install them.