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# Debian Packages
Precompiled Tahoe packages are available for Debian-like systems, using Precompiled Tahoe packages are available for Debian-like systems, using
recent releases of Debian or Ubuntu. There are also precompiled packages for recent releases of Debian or Ubuntu. There are also precompiled packages for
several of the necessary support libraries which are not already in the several of the necessary support libraries which are not already in the
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## Building From Source On Debian Systems ## Building From Source On Debian Systems
Many of Tahoe's build dependencies can be satisfied by first installing Many of Tahoe's build dependencies can be satisfied by first installing
certain debian packages: simplejson is one of these. Some debian/ubuntu certain debian packages, and the Tahoe build process will download and build
platforms do not provide the necessary .egg-info metadata with their many of the others. Please see source:docs/debian.txt for details about
packages, so the Tahoe build process may not believe they are present. Some building Tahoe on a debian-based system.
Tahoe dependencies are not present in most debian systems (such as foolscap
and zfec): debs for these are made available in the APT repository described
above.
The Tahoe build process will acquire (via setuptools) most of the libraries
that it needs to run and which are not already present in the build
environment).
## Building a Debian Package ## Building a Debian Package
Please see source:docs/debian.txt for details about building your own debian Please see source:docs/debian.txt for details about building your own debian
packages from a Tahoe source tree. packages from a Tahoe source tree.
Note that this is entirely optional. Tahoe will run just fine from a source
tree: creating a debian package is merely a convenience for sysadmins to help
them manage large numbers of Tahoe nodes with established tools like apt-get.