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Commit b39357a8 authored by Alex Pyrgiotis's avatar Alex Pyrgiotis
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Update installation method

In the "Installation from source" scenario, add python-sendfile to the
list of dependecies that will be installed via apt-get. Else, it would
complain about missing C headers and the user would need to download
python-dev instead.
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This guide describes how to install snf-image-creator on your machine. It is
highly recommended to have virtualization capable hardware. snf-image-creator
will work on processors that do not support virtualization but it will be
extremely slow.
will work on processors that do not support virtualization but it will be slow.
Dependencies
============
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* Python setuptools [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools]
* Python Dialog [http://pythondialog.sourceforge.net/]
* Python bindings for libguestfs [http://libguestfs.org/]
* Python interface to sendfile [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysendfile]
* Kamaki [https://code.grnet.gr/projects/kamaki]
* Python sh (previously pbs) [https://github.com/amoffat/sh]
* ANSI colors for Python [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ansicolors]
* progress [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/progress]
* Python interface to sendfile [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysendfile]
The above dependencies are resolved differently, depending on the installation
method you choose. There are two installation methods available:
......@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ snf-image-creator, along with its dependencies, with the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install snf-image-creator
The installation might take a while. Please note that at some point during the
The installation may take a while. Please note that at some point during the
installation you will be prompted to create/update a "supermin appliance". This
is a setting regarding libguestfs and you can safely choose "Yes".
......@@ -95,14 +94,14 @@ This method provides you with the cutting edge of snf-image-creator, which
gives you access to all the latest features. Keep in mind, however,
that you may experience instability issues.
The first four dependencies (python2, setuptools, Python-Dialog, and
libguestfs) need to be installed manually by the user. In an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
system this can be achieved by installing packages provided by the
The first five dependencies (python2, setuptools, Python-Dialog, libguestfs and
python-sendfile) need to be installed manually by the user. In an Ubuntu 12.04
LTS system this can be achieved by installing packages provided by the
distribution, using the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ apt-get install python-setuptools python-guestfs python-dialog
$ apt-get install python-setuptools python-guestfs python-dialog python-sendfile
The rest of the dependencies will be automatically resolved by setuptools.
Note that at some point during the installation, you will be prompted to
......@@ -193,8 +192,8 @@ Install snf-image-creator the same way:
$ cd ~
$ git clone https://code.grnet.gr/git/snf-image-creator
$ git checkout stable-0.1
$ cd snf-image-creator
$ git checkout stable-0.1
$ ./setup.py build
And from within the virtual environment execute:
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......@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Verify that it has been downloaded correctly:
$ echo 'a8c667e871f48f3a662f3fbf1c3ddb17 ubuntu-12.04.1-server-amd64.iso' > check.md5
$ md5sum -c check.md5
Create a 2G sparce file to host the new system:
Create a 2G sparse file to host the new system:
.. code-block:: console
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