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author | Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com> | 2014-01-19 18:59:59 +0100 |
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committer | Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com> | 2014-03-13 12:51:08 +0100 |
commit | aa99ebed5a2733dac3ba14d44a3ea3ebb456cf62 (patch) | |
tree | 02fbb782ce9fd15694690acc86931dd303bb2dcb /README.rst | |
parent | 9c6c41a4a2b3c6536b7ee162aef2f7c9a3018550 (diff) |
Update README.rst
Distinguish between mandatory and optional dependencies.
Linux: Add Void Linux https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/glances
FreeBSD: Add installation instructions for pkgng.
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@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ Glances - An eye on your system :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Glances/ :alt: Downloads .. image:: https://d2weczhvl823v0.cloudfront.net/nicolargo/glances/trend.png - :target: https://bitdeli.com/nicolargo + :target: https://bitdeli.com/nicolargo .. image:: https://raw.github.com/nicolargo/glances/master/docs/images/glances-white-256.png :width: 128 - :align: center **Glances** is a cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool written in Python. @@ -30,12 +29,15 @@ Requirements - ``python >= 2.6`` (tested with version 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3) - ``psutil >= 0.5.1`` (recommended version >= 1.2.1) -- ``jinja`` (optional for HTML output) -- ``pysensors`` (optional for HW monitoring support) [Linux-only] -- ``hddtemp`` (optional for HDD temperature monitoring support) -- ``batinfo`` (optional for battery monitoring support) [Linux-only] - ``setuptools`` +Optional dependencies: + +- ``jinja2`` (for HTML output) +- ``pysensors`` (for HW monitoring support) [Linux-only] +- ``hddtemp`` (for HDD temperature monitoring support) +- ``batinfo`` (for battery monitoring support) [Linux-only] + Installation ============ @@ -57,19 +59,32 @@ To upgrade Glances to the latest version: Linux ----- -At the moment, packages exist for Arch Linux, Gentoo, Fedora/CentOS/RHEL, -Debian (Sid/Testing) and Ubuntu (13.04+), so you should be able to -install it using your favorite package manager. +At the moment, packages exist for the following distributions: + +- Arch Linux +- Debian (Testing/Sid) +- Fedora/CentOS/RHEL +- Gentoo +- Ubuntu (13.04+) +- Void Linux + +So you should be able to install it using your favorite package manager. FreeBSD ------- -To install the precompiled binary package: +To install the binary package: .. code-block:: console # pkg_add -r py27-glances +Using pkgng: + +.. code-block:: console + + # pkg install py27-glances + To install Glances from ports: .. code-block:: console @@ -101,12 +116,11 @@ Windows ------- Glances proposes a Windows client based on the `colorconsole`_ Python library. +Glances version < 1.7.2 only works in server mode. -Glances < 1.7.2 only works in server mode. It will run in server mode automatically. - -Thanks to Nicolas Bourges, Glances can be easily installed using a Windows installer: +Thanks to Nicolas Bourges, a Windows installer is available: -Glances-1.7.2-win32.msi_ (32-bit, MD5: dba4f6cc9f47b6806ffaeb665c093270) +- Glances-1.7.2-win32.msi_ (32-bit, MD5: dba4f6cc9f47b6806ffaeb665c093270) Otherwise, you have to follow these steps: |