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authornicolargo <nicolashennion@gmail.com>2016-09-03 08:48:38 +0200
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+.. _install:
+
+Install
+=======
+
+Glances is on ``PyPI``. By using PyPI, you are sure to have the latest
+stable version.
+
+To install, simply use ``pip``:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ pip install glances
+
+*Note*: Python headers are required to install `psutil`_. For example,
+on Debian/Ubuntu you need to install first the *python-dev* package.
+For Fedora/CentOS/RHEL install first *python-devel* package. For Windows,
+just install PsUtil from the binary installation file.
+
+You can also install the following libraries in order to use optional
+features (like the Web interface, exports modules, sensors...):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ pip install bottle requests batinfo https://bitbucket.org/gleb_zhulik/py3sensors/get/tip.tar.gz zeroconf netifaces pymdstat influxdb elasticsearch potsdb statsd pystache docker-py pysnmp pika py-cpuinfo bernhard cassandra scandir
+
+To upgrade Glances to the latest version:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ pip install --upgrade glances
+
+For additionnal installation methods, read the official `README`_ file.
+
+.. _psutil: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil
+.. _README: https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/blob/master/README.rst