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@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-The easiest way to install ikiwiki is using the Debian package, but you can
-also [[download]] the source and install it by hand. Ikiwiki should work on
-most unix-like systems.
+This page documents how to install ikiwiki if a prepackaged version is not
+available for your distribution, and you are faced with [[downloading|download]]
+the source and installing by hand. Ikiwiki should work on most unix-like
+systems.

 
 

-## prerequites
+## Dependencies

 
 Ikiwiki is a perl program, and needs a recent version of perl such as
 5.10. (5.8.0 has been reported not to work).
 
 Ikiwiki is a perl program, and needs a recent version of perl such as
 5.10. (5.8.0 has been reported not to work).


@@ -10,36 +11,24 @@ Ikiwiki is a perl program, and needs a recent version of perl such as
 It's recommended you have a C compiler, as ikiwiki uses one to build
 wrappers.
 
 It's recommended you have a C compiler, as ikiwiki uses one to build
 wrappers.
 

-Ikiwiki requires the [[cpan Text::Markdown]], [[cpan URI]],
-[[cpan HTML::Parser]], [[cpan HTML::Template]], and [[cpan HTML::Scrubber]]
+Ikiwiki requires the [[!cpan Text::Markdown]], [[!cpan URI]],
+[[!cpan HTML::Parser]], [[!cpan HTML::Template]], and [[!cpan HTML::Scrubber]]

 perl modules be installed. It can also use a lot of other perl modules, if
 they are available.
 
 Various [[plugins]] use other perl modules and utilities; see their individual
 documentation for details.
 
 perl modules be installed. It can also use a lot of other perl modules, if
 they are available.
 
 Various [[plugins]] use other perl modules and utilities; see their individual
 documentation for details.
 

-## Debian
-
-The Debian packages depend on and recommend an appropriate set of packages,
-so just install ikiwiki using apt.
-
-## Fedora 7
-
-While Fedora 7 doesn't have an ikiwiki package, you can install needed
-perl modules using this command:
-
-       yum install perl-Text-Markdown perl-Mail-Sendmail perl-HTML-Scrubber \
-         perl-XML-Simple perl-TimeDate perl-HTML-Template perl-CGI-FormBuilder \
-         perl-CGI-Session perl-File-MimeInfo perl-gettext
-
-## Installing by hand
+### Installing dependencies by hand

 
 If you want to install by hand from the tarball, you should make sure that
 all the perl modules are installed. This is one way to install them, using
 CPAN:
 
 
 If you want to install by hand from the tarball, you should make sure that
 all the perl modules are installed. This is one way to install them, using
 CPAN:
 

-       PERL5LIB=. PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")'
-       PERL5LIB=. PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki::Extras")'
+       PERL5LIB=`pwd` PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")'
+       PERL5LIB=`pwd` PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki::Extras")'
+
+## Installing ikiwiki by hand

 
 Then to build and install ikiwiki:
 
 
 Then to build and install ikiwiki:
 


@@ -52,5 +41,6 @@ If you're using a shared hosting provider, of the sort where you don't have
 root, you can still install ikiwiki. There are tutorials covering this for
 a few providers:
 
 root, you can still install ikiwiki. There are tutorials covering this for
 a few providers:
 

+

 * [[tips/NearlyFreeSpeech]]
 * [[tips/DreamHost]]
 * [[tips/NearlyFreeSpeech]]
 * [[tips/DreamHost]]