INSTALL.md

Detailled install instructions for Mackup

There are 3 ways to run mackup

1. Install it with Homebrew and run it (OSX only)
2. Download it, install it with python setuptools and run it (OSX and GNU/Linux)
3. Download it, and run it without installing it (OSX and GNU/Linux)

Install

With Homebrew (OSX only)

# Easy
brew install mackup

# Now just run it
mackup -h

With Python Setuptools

# Download Mackup
curl -o mackup.zip https://codeload.github.com/lra/mackup/zip/master

# Uncompress the archive
unzip mackup.zip

# Install Mackup on your system
cd mackup-master
sudo python setup.py install

# Now you can run it
mackup -h

Run it without installing it

# Download Mackup
curl -o mackup.zip https://codeload.github.com/lra/mackup/zip/master

# Uncompress the archive
unzip mackup.zip

# Run it without the need to install it
./mackup-master/bin/mackup -h

Upgrade

With Homebrew (OSX only)

brew update
brew upgrade
mackup -h

With Python Setuptools

# Download Mackup
curl -o mackup.zip https://codeload.github.com/lra/mackup/zip/master

# Uncompress the archive
unzip mackup.zip

# Install Mackup on your system
cd mackup-master
sudo python setup.py install

# Now you can run it
mackup -h

Uninstall

With Homebrew (OSX only)

brew uninstall mackup

With Python Setuptools

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/mackup /usr/local/lib/python?.?/site-packages/Mackup-*.egg/