Installation Guidelines: Linux - Developer (Manual)

Examples are shown for Debian-based systems.

Install Python

The latest Python 2.7 version is currently recommended.

• apt-get install python2.7

Install Python Libraries

Linux users should generally use the packages provided for their specific distribution, where available.

Mandatory

• ​lxml for XML export/import: apt-get install python-lxml
• ​Shapely for GIS Features: apt-get install python-shapely
• ​ReportLab for PDF output: apt-get install python-reportlab
• ​PIL Python Image Library for PDFs: apt-get install python-imaging
• ​dateutil: apt-get install python-dateutil

Optional

• ​xlwt for XLS output: apt-get install python-xlwt

• ​numpy required by matplotlib
• ​SciPy required for S3Cube
• ​MatPlotLib for charts (used in the Survey application & for the S3Cube pivottable reports)

• ​setuptools for installing tweepy
• ​tweepy python library to interact with twitter
• ​Pyserial for SMS Features

• ​PyTZ for Timezone awareness
• ​PyWURFL for Browser Capabilities (unused currently)

• ​MySQLDB for accessing MySQL databases: apt-get install python-mysqldb
• ​Psycopg for accessing PostgreSQL databases: apt-get install python-psycopg2

Install Bzr

We use the ​Bazaar Distributed Version Control System

• apt-get install bzr

Next

Install Web2Py & Sahana:

• InstallationGuidelines/Developer/PostPython