diff --git a/INSTALL.debian b/INSTALL.debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d792ee --- /dev/null +++ b/INSTALL.debian @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Installation procedure for Debian/Ubuntu +---------------------------------------- + +I created basic deb package, that should be working for Debian 8.0+ and Ubuntu +15.04+ (it may also work with older versions, just did not check). It is not +ideal; for example, it does not contain proper dependncies on some Python +packages that it really needs. + +So, after downloading python-palette-editor*.deb, you should do the following: + +$ sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-numpy python-lxml python-appdirs + +Not mandatory, but recommended to be able to open/save palettes as images: + +$ sudo apt-get install python-pillow + +Some recommended packages are not properly packaged for Debian, so you can do +the following: + +$ sudo apt-get install python-pip +$ sudo pip install python-colourlovers # To be able to directly download palettes + # from colorlovers.com into the program +$ sudo pip install tinycss # To be able to read *.css files as palettes + +And when dependencies are installed, you can do + +$ sudo dpkg -i python-palette-editor*.deb + +Main executable script is installed under /usr/bin/gui.py, and should become +available in your WM/DE menu under Graphics section (called "Palette editor"). +