From def9091662a2e3c74af840ad6fc23602ad3b8101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Kim=20Silkeb=C3=A6kken?= Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:18:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update installation instructions Closes #13. --- docs/source/overview.rst | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/overview.rst b/docs/source/overview.rst index 495be83b..b881c9e5 100644 --- a/docs/source/overview.rst +++ b/docs/source/overview.rst @@ -19,14 +19,21 @@ Installation ------------ Powerline is intended to be installed as a system-wide Python package that -can be easily included in other projects. +can be easily included in other projects. It can be installed by running the +following command as root:: + + pip install https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline/tarball/develop + +Or, if you use ``easy_install``:: + + easy_install https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline/tarball/develop + +.. note:: Make sure that you install the package for Python 2. For distros + like Arch Linux you'll have to run ``pip2`` instead of ``pip``. Powerline is available `on the AUR `_ for Arch Linux users. -.. note:: This project is currently unavailable on the PyPI due to a naming - conflict with an unrelated project. - Usage -----