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document binary and non-binary requirements

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Installation
============
|project_name| requires:
|project_name| pyinstaller binary installation requires:
* Python_ >= 3.2
* Linux: glibc >= 2.12 (ok for most supported Linux releases)
* MacOS X: 10.10 (unknown whether it works for older releases)
* FreeBSD: 10.2 (unknown whether it works for older releases)
|project_name| non-binary installation requires:
* Python_ >= 3.2.2
* OpenSSL_ >= 1.0.0
* libacl_ (that pulls in libattr_ also)
* liblz4_
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- **dist package** - easy and fast, needs a distribution and platform specific
binary package (for your Linux/*BSD/OS X/... distribution).
- **pyinstaller binary** - easy and fast, we provide a ready-to-use binary file
that just works on the supported platforms
- **wheel** - easy and fast, needs a platform specific borgbackup binary wheel,
which matches your platform [OS and CPU]).
- **pypi** - installing a source package from pypi needs more installation steps
@ -74,8 +82,8 @@ and compare that to our latest release and review the change log (see links on
our web site).
Installation (binary)
---------------------
Installation (pyinstaller binary)
---------------------------------
For some platforms we offer a ready-to-use standalone borg binary.
It is supposed to work without requiring installation or preparations.