diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 4fd5ed356..e0608027c 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ 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_ @@ -21,6 +27,8 @@ Below, we describe different ways to install |project_name|. - **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.