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INSTALL
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=======
INSTALL
=======
:Author: Will Guaraldi
:Version: $Id: INSTALL,v 1.9 2007/09/30 02:02:50 willhelm Exp $
For more up-to-date documentation, check out the web-site at:
http://lyntin.sourceforge.net/
Summary
=======
This document holds installation instructions for various operating
systems as well as a series of general setup instructions for getting
started with Lyntin.
There are separate instructions for Unix/Linux and for Windows. Read
the appropriate one for your system.
Easy-install
============
Requirements
------------
1. Python 2.3
2. setuptools (http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools)
Steps
-----
Run::
easy_install lyntin
Lyntin takes both command-line options as well as a config file. A
sample config file looks like this::
[Lyntin]
ui: text
datadir: /home/willg/ltd40
moduledir: /home/willg/ltd40
readfile: http://www.bluesock.org/~willg/3krc
To start Lyntin with the config file do this::
runlyntin -c /path/to/config.ini
Lyntin takes a series of command-line options. For a list of basic
options and explanations, run::
runlyntin --help
Unix/Linux
==========
Requirements
------------
1. Python 2.2 (with Tkinter if you want to use the tkui)
http://www.python.org/
2. tar
3. gzip
Steps
-----
Untar and unzip the client. Then run::
python setup.py install
That'll install the ``runlyntin`` script into ``/usr/bin`` or
``/usr/local/bin`` depending on how you have Python installed.
Lyntin takes both command-line options as well as a config file. A
sample config file looks like this::
[Lyntin]
ui: text
datadir: /home/willg/ltd40
moduledir: /home/willg/ltd40
readfile: http://www.bluesock.org/~willg/3krc
To start Lyntin with the config file do this::
runlyntin -c /path/to/config.ini
Lyntin takes a series of command-line options. For a list of basic
options and explanations, run::
runlyntin --help
Windows
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Requirements
------------
1. Python 2.2 http://www.python.org/
Steps
-----
1. Make sure you have at least Python 2.2.
2. Run the installer which will install the Lyntin libraries and
standard modules into the site-packages directory of your
Python installation.
3. Download the startup script runlyntin.pyw from the website.
4. Adjust the boot settings in the startup script to suit your
needs.
Conclusion
==========
If you have problems with installation, see the website on how to
contact us and ask questions.
Good luck!
the Lyntin development folks
http://lyntin.sourceforge.net/