Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu Desktop 11.04

Linux (debian/ubuntu): There is no package yet so an installation requires installing all dependencies. First, you must have python 2.7.

1. Open Terminal by pressing Ctrl-Alt-T.
2. Run the following commands (Note: in most terminals, pasting a command in can be achieved by pressing Ctrl-Shift-V):

   
   cd
   sudo apt-get install python-xlib python-wxgtk2.8 wmctrl python-dev python-pip
   sudo pip install -U appdirs simplejson pyserial
   wget https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/archive/v2.5.8.tar.gz
   tar -zxf v2.5.8.tar.gz
   cd plover-2.5.8
   sudo python setup.py install
   
   

   Once this is done then you should be able to run plover from the applications menu or from the command line with:

   /usr/local/bin/plover
   

   To run unit tests, you must have the `mock` Python module

   sudo pip install -U mock
   

   If you run into any trouble please seek help on the plover aviary: http://ploversteno.org/aviary or the plover mailing list: https://groups.google.com/group/ploversteno