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@@ -47,15 +47,8 @@ For the signature verification you can use :
Asuming that you downloaded the linux 64 bits bundle.
-Debian package
---------------
-
-> **warning**
->
-> The debian package that you can currently find in the leap
-> repositories is from the stable, 0.2.0 release, which is now outdated.
-> You are encouraged to install the development version or the
-> standalone bundles while we upload the newest packages.
+Debian / Ubuntu packages
+------------------------
First, you need to bootstrap your apt-key:
@@ -64,9 +57,11 @@ First, you need to bootstrap your apt-key:
# gpg --list-sigs 0x485B12FA218E81EB
# gpg -a --export 0x1E34A1828E207901 | sudo apt-key add -
-Add the archive to your sources.list:
+Add the archive to your sources.list, replace <suite> below with your Debian or
+Ubuntu suite, which you can find by typing 'lsb_release -c' in a terminal.
+Currently the following are available: sid, jessie, trusty, saucy, raring, quantal
- # echo "deb http://deb.leap.se/debian unstable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+ # echo "deb http://deb.leap.se/debian <suite> main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
# apt-get update
# apt-get install leap-keyring
@@ -105,10 +100,15 @@ Or from the github mirror :
$ git clone https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client.git
Once you have grabbed a copy of the sources, and installed all the base
-dependencies, you can install it into your site-packages easily :
+dependencies, the recommended way to proceed is to install things in a virtualenv.
+
+ $ virtualenv bitmask && source bitmask/bin/activate
+ $ make # compile the resources
+ $ python2 setup.py install
+
+Or you can install it into your global site-packages easily :
$ make # compile the resources
$ sudo python2 setup.py install
-Although, like always, it is a better idea to install things in a
-virtualenv.
+WARNING: installing a package in the global site-packages can be harmful because the dependency installation can overwrite some of the existing packages.