Below, we describe in detail how to install Schevo for Ubuntu Linux and other Debian-based Linux distributions. The instructions have been tested on the following operating systems:
Users of other UNIX-derived or UNIX-like operating systems not listed above can use this document as a guideline.
Mac users, see Install Schevo on Mac OS X.
With Ubuntu 7.04, or any Linux distribution that uses Python 2.5 as the default Python, so just run python when invoking Python as per the directions below.
With Ubuntu 6.10, or any Linux distribution that uses Python 2.4 as the default Python, run python2.5 when invoking Python as per the directions below.
Run the following in a terminal to install the required Python packages and compiler tools:
$ sudo aptitude install build-essential python2.5 python2.5-dev
If you do not have administrator privileges, request to have them installed (or the equivalents on the operating system you are using).
Download workingenv.py to your home directory.
If it doesn’t exist, create a directory named env in your home directory using a terminal or your favorite file manager.
In a terminal, create the environment:
$ python ~/workingenv.py ~/env/schevo
In a terminal, run these commands to activate the Schevo environment and change to its source directory:
$ source ~/env/schevo/bin/activate
You’ll see (schevo) added to your prompt. Repeat this section every time you want to access the schevo working environment.
In a command prompt, use EasyInstall to install the latest release of Schevo:
easy_install Schevo
Take a tour by choosing one of the Schevo tutorials.