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authorHarel Ben-Attia <harelba@gmail.com>2014-06-14 12:40:17 -0400
committerHarel Ben-Attia <harelba@gmail.com>2014-06-14 12:40:17 -0400
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* Just Python 2.5 and up or Python 2.4 with sqlite3 module installed. Python 3.x is not supported yet.
## Installation
-Current stable release is `1.3.0`.
+Current stable version is `1.4.0`.
+
+Requirements: Just Python 2.5 and up or Python 2.4 with sqlite3 module installed. Python 3.x is not supported yet.
### Mac Users
-Just run `brew install q`.
+Make sure you run `brew update` first and then just run `brew install q`.
-Thanks @stuartcarnie for the initial homebrew formula
+Thanks [@stuartcarnie](https://github.com/stuartcarnie) for the initial homebrew formula
-### RPM-Base Linux distributions
-Download the RPM here **[here](https://github.com/harelba/packages-for-q/raw/master/rpms/q-1.3.0-1.noarch.rpm)**.
+### Manual installation (very simple, since there are no dependencies)
-Install using `rpm -ivh <rpm-name>`.
+1. Download the main q executable from **[here](https://raw.github.com/harelba/q/1.4.0/bin/q)** into a folder in the PATH.
+2. Make the file executable.
-RPM Releases also contain a man page. Just enter `man q`.
+For `Windows` machines, also download q.bat **[here](https://raw.github.com/harelba/q/1.4.0/bin/q.bat)** into the same folder and use it to run q.
-### Debian-based Linux distributions
-Debian packaing is in progress. In the mean time install manually. See the section below.
+### RPM-Base Linux distributions
+Download the version `1.4.0` RPM here **[here](https://github.com/harelba/packages-for-q/raw/master/rpms/q-text-as-data-1.4.0-1.noarch.rpm)**.
-### Manual installation
+Install using `rpm -ivh <rpm-name>`.
-Download the main q executable from [here](https://raw.github.com/harelba/q/1.3.0/q) into a folder in the PATH.
+RPM Releases also contain a man page. Just enter `man q`.
-Make the file executable.
+**NOTE** In Version `1.4.0`, the RPM package name has been changed. If you already have the old version, just remove it with `rpm -e q` before installing.
-For `Windows` machines, also download q.bat [here](https://raw.github.com/harelba/q/1.3.0/q.bat) into the same folder and use it to run q.
+### Debian-based Linux distributions
+Debian packaing is in progress. In the mean time install manually. See the section above.
## Default settings file
q supports an option file in ~/.qrc or in the working directory (with the name .qrc) which provides defaults for some or all of the command line options. A sample .qrc file with commented-out options is included. Just put it in your home folder and modify it according to your needs.