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Download & Installation
=========================
Instructions for Windows Users
-----------------------------------
1. |pdfposter| requires Python. If you don't have Python installed already,
download and install Python 3.6 from https://python.org/download/3.6/
During installation, make sure to check "Include into PATH".
2. If you already have Python installed, please check that your Python
directory (normally :file:`C:\\Python36` for python 3.6) and the Python
Scripts directory (normally :file:`C:\\Python36\\Scripts`) are in the system
path. If not, just add them in :menuselection:`My Computer --> Properties
--> Advanced --> Environment Variables` to the :envvar:`Path` system
variable.
3. Install |pdfposter| by running ::
pip install pdftools.pdfposter
Then run the console command ``pdfposter --help`` to get detailed help.
If the command ``pip`` is unknown to you system, please refer to the
`pip homepage <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/>`_ for help.
Instructions for GNU/Linux and other Operating Systems
--------------------------------------------------------
Most current GNU/Linux distributions provide packages for |pdfposter|.
Simply search your distribution's software catalog.
Also many vendors provide Python, and some even provide |pdfposter|.
Please check your vendor's software repository.
If your distribution or vendor does not provide a current version of
|pdfposter| please read on.
If your vendor does not provide :command:`python`
please download Python 3.6 from https://www.python.org/download/ and
follow the installation instructions there.
If you distribution or vendor missed providing :command:`pip`,
alongside :command:`python`,
please check your vendor's or distribution's software repository
for a package called `pip` or `python-pip`.
If this is not provided, please refer to the
`pip homepage <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/>`_ for help.
Optionally you might want to install `PyPDF2`
- which is a requirement for |pdfposter| -
provided by your distribution or vendor
so at least this package will be maintained by your distribution.
Check for a package named ``python-pypdf2`` or that like.
Then continue with :ref:`installing pdfposter` below.
.. _installing pdfposter:
Installing |pdfposter| using :command:`pip`
---------------------------------------------
After installing `Python` (and optionally `PyPDF2`), just run::
sudo pip install pdftools.pdfposter
to install |pdfposter| for all users.
For installing |pdfposter| for yourself only, run::
pip install --user pdftools.pdfposter
If your system does not have network access
- download |pdfposter| from https://pypi.org/project/pdftools.pdfposter/,
- downlaod `PyPDF2` from https://pypi.org/project/PyPDF2/, and
- run ::
sudo pip install pdftools.pdfposter-*.tar.gz PyPDF2-*.tar.gz
respective ::
pip install --user pdftools.pdfposter-*.tar.gz PyPDF2-*.tar.gz
.. include:: _common_definitions.txt
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