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@@ -20,26 +20,6 @@ There are different ways to install |project_name|:
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have the latest code or use revision control (each release is
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tagged).
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-.. _installation-requirements:
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-
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-Pre-Installation Considerations
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-
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-(G)LIBC requirements
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-Borg uses some filesytem functions from Python's `os` standard library module
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-with `follow_symlinks=False`. These are implemented since quite a while with
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-the non-symlink-following (g)libc functions like e.g. `lstat` or `lutimes`
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-(not: `stat` or `utimes`).
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-
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-Some stoneage systems (like RHEL/CentOS 5) and also Python interpreter binaries
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-compiled to be able to run on such systems (like Python installed via Anaconda)
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-might miss these functions and Borg won't be able to work correctly.
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-This issue will be detected early and Borg will abort with a fatal error.
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-
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-For the Borg binaries, there are additional (g)libc requirements, see below.
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-
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.. _distribution-package:
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Distribution Package
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@@ -110,8 +90,8 @@ Standalone Binary
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|project_name| binaries (generated with `pyinstaller`_) are available
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on the releases_ page for the following platforms:
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-* **Linux**: glibc >= 2.13 (ok for most supported Linux releases). Maybe older
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- glibc versions also work, if they are compatible to 2.13.
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+* **Linux**: glibc >= 2.13 (ok for most supported Linux releases).
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+ Older glibc releases are untested and may not work.
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* **Mac OS X**: 10.10 (does not work with older OS X releases)
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* **FreeBSD**: 10.2 (unknown whether it works for older releases)
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@@ -214,6 +194,14 @@ For example, ntfs-3g on Linux isn't able to convey NTFS ACLs.
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From Source
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+.. note::
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+ Some older Linux systems (like RHEL/CentOS 5) and Python interpreter binaries
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+ compiled to be able to run on such systems (like Python installed via Anaconda)
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+ might miss functions required by Borg.
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+ This issue will be detected early and Borg will abort with a fatal error.
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+
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Dependencies
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~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -224,7 +212,7 @@ following dependencies first:
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the default Python version on most systems, it is usually available as an
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optional install.
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* OpenSSL_ >= 1.0.0, plus development headers.
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-* libacl_ (that pulls in libattr_ also), both plus development headers.
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+* libacl_ (which depends on libattr_), both plus development headers.
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* liblz4_, plus development headers.
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* some Python dependencies, pip will automatically install them for you
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* optionally, the llfuse_ Python package is required if you wish to mount an
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@@ -232,7 +220,8 @@ following dependencies first:
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* optionally libb2_. If it is not found a bundled implementation is used instead.
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If you have troubles finding the right package names, have a look at the
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-distribution specific sections below and also at the Vagrantfile in our repo.
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+distribution specific sections below or the Vagrantfile in the git repository,
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+which contains installation scripts for a number of operating systems.
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In the following, the steps needed to install the dependencies are listed for a
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selection of platforms. If your distribution is not covered by these
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