diff --git a/docs/installation/index.rst b/docs/installation/index.rst index 9577c383..580ecd6d 100644 --- a/docs/installation/index.rst +++ b/docs/installation/index.rst @@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ To install the currently latest release of Mopidy using ``pip``:: sudo aptitude install python-setuptools python-pip # On Ubuntu/Debian sudo brew install pip # On OS X - sudo pip install Mopidy + sudo pip install mopidy To later upgrade to the latest release:: - sudo pip install -U Mopidy + sudo pip install -U mopidy If you for some reason can't use ``pip``, try ``easy_install``. @@ -80,26 +80,38 @@ Next, you need to set a couple of :doc:`settings `, and then you're ready to :doc:`run Mopidy `. -Install development version -=========================== +Install development snapshot +============================ -If you want to follow Mopidy development closer, you may install the -development version of Mopidy:: +If you want to follow Mopidy development closer, you may install a snapshot of +Mopidy's ``develop`` branch:: + + sudo aptitude install python-setuptools python-pip # On Ubuntu/Debian + sudo brew install pip # On OS X + sudo pip install mopidy==dev + +Next, you need to set a couple of :doc:`settings `, and then you're +ready to :doc:`run Mopidy `. + + +Run from source code checkout +============================= + +If you may want to contribute to Mopidy, and want access to other branches as +well, you can checkout the Mopidy source from Git and run it directly from the +ckeckout:: sudo aptitude install git-core # On Ubuntu/Debian sudo brew install git # On OS X git clone git://github.com/jodal/mopidy.git cd mopidy/ - sudo python setup.py install + python mopidy # Yes, 'mopidy' is a dir To later update to the very latest version:: cd mopidy/ git pull - sudo python setup.py install For an introduction to ``git``, please visit `git-scm.com -`_. - -Next, you need to set a couple of :doc:`settings `, and then you're -ready to :doc:`run Mopidy `. +`_. Also, please read our :doc:`developer documentation +`.