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><A
NAME="INSTALLATION"
->2. Installation</A
-></H1
+></A
+>2. Installation</H1
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
you.</I
></SPAN
> See the <A
-HREF="upgradersnote.html"
+HREF="whatsnew.html#UPGRADERSNOTE"
>note to
upgraders</A
> section below.</P
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-PACKAGES"
->2.1. Binary Packages</A
-></H2
+></A
+>2.1. Binary Packages</H2
><P
>How to install the binary packages depends on your operating system:</P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-PACK-RPM"
->2.1.1. Red Hat, SuSE and Conectiva RPMs</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.1. Red Hat, SuSE and Conectiva RPMs</H3
><P
-> RPMs can be installed with <VAR
+> RPMs can be installed with <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->rpm -Uvh privoxy-3.0.3-1.rpm</VAR
+>rpm -Uvh privoxy-3.0.4-1.rpm</TT
>,
and will use <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.</P
><P
> If you have problems with failed dependencies, try rebuilding the SRC RPM:
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->rpm --rebuild privoxy-3.0.3-1.src.rpm</VAR
+>rpm --rebuild privoxy-3.0.4-1.src.rpm</TT
>. This
will use your locally installed libraries and RPM version. </P
><P
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-DEB"
->2.1.2. Debian</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.2. Debian</H3
><P
-> DEBs can be installed with <VAR
+> DEBs can be installed with <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->apt-get install privoxy</VAR
+>apt-get install privoxy</TT
>,
and will use <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
->2.1.3. Windows</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.3. Windows</H3
><P
> Just double-click the installer, which will guide you through
the installation process. You will find the configuration files
- in the same directory as you installed Privoxy in. We do not
- use the registry of Windows. </P
+ in the same directory as you installed Privoxy in. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-PACK-BINTGZ"
->2.1.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX</H3
><P
-> Create a new directory, <VAR
+> Create a new directory, <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->cd</VAR
+>cd</TT
> to it, then unzip and
untar the archive. For the most part, you'll have to figure out where
things go. </P
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-OS2"
->2.1.5. OS/2</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.5. OS/2</H3
><P
> First, make sure that no previous installations of
<SPAN
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-MAC"
->2.1.6. Mac OSX</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.6. Mac OSX</H3
><P
> Unzip the downloaded file (you can either double-click on the file
from the finder, or from the desktop if you downloaded it there).
Then, double-click on the package installer icon named
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->Privoxy.pkg</VAR
+>Privoxy.pkg</TT
>
and follow the installation process.
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> will be installed in the folder
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->/Library/Privoxy</VAR
+>/Library/Privoxy</TT
>.
It will start automatically whenever you start up. To prevent it from
starting automatically, remove or rename the folder
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</VAR
+>/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</TT
>. </P
><P
> To start Privoxy by hand, double-click on
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->StartPrivoxy.command</VAR
+>StartPrivoxy.command</TT
> in the
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->/Library/Privoxy</VAR
+>/Library/Privoxy</TT
> folder.
Or, type this command in the Terminal:</P
><P
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-AMIGA"
->2.1.7. AmigaOS</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.7. AmigaOS</H3
><P
> Copy and then unpack the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATTION-GENTOO"
->2.1.8. Gentoo</A
-></H3
+></A
+>2.1.8. Gentoo</H3
><P
> Gentoo source packages (Ebuilds) for <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> under Gentoo just do
- first <VAR
+ first <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->emerge rsync</VAR
+>emerge rsync</TT
> to get the latest changes from the
- Portage tree. With <VAR
+ Portage tree. With <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->emerge privoxy</VAR
+>emerge privoxy</TT
> you install the latest
version.</P
><P
>, the
documentation is in <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
->/usr/share/doc/privoxy-3.0.3</TT
+>/usr/share/doc/privoxy-3.0.4</TT
>
and the Log directory is in <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-SOURCE"
->2.2. Building from Source</A
-></H2
+></A
+>2.2. Building from Source</H2
><P
> The most convenient way to obtain the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
TARGET="_top"
>the
CVS repository</A
-> or simply download <A
-HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/ijbswa-cvsroot.tar.bz2"
-TARGET="_top"
->the nightly CVS
- tarball.</A
-></P
+>. </P
><P
> To build <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
> are required.</P
><P
> When building from a source tarball (either release version or
- <A
-HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/ijbswa-cvsroot.tar.bz2"
-TARGET="_top"
->nightly CVS
- tarball</A
->), first unpack the source: </P
+ a nightly CVS tarball, first unpack the source: </P
><P
> <TABLE
BORDER="0"
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
-> tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.3-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
- cd privoxy-3.0.3</PRE
+> tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.4-beta-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
+ cd privoxy-3.0.4-beta</PRE
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
> For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need CVS installed.
Note that sources from CVS are development quality, and may not be
- stable, or well tested. To download CVS source:</P
+ stable, or well tested. To download CVS source, check the Sourceforge
+ documentation, which might give commands like:</P
><P
> <TABLE
BORDER="0"
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
-> cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current
+> cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current
cd current</PRE
></TD
></TR
>, which will
contain the source tree.</P
><P
-> Then, in either case, to build from unpacked tarball or CVS source:</P
+> You can also check out any <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"branch"</SPAN
+>, just exchange the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>current</SPAN
+>
+ name with the wanted branch name (Example: v_3_0_branch for the 3.0 cvs
+ tree).</P
+><P
+> It is also strongly recommended to not run <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ as root, and instead it is suggested to create a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"privoxy"</SPAN
+> user
+ and group for this purpose. See your local documentation for the correct
+ command line to do this. </P
+><P
+> <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/etc/passwd</TT
+> might then look like:</P
+><P
+> <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+> privoxy:*:7777:7777:privoxy proxy:/no/home:/no/shell</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
+><P
+> And then <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/etc/group</TT
+>, like:</P
+><P
+> <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+> privoxy:*:7777:</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
+><P
+> Some binary packages may do this for you.</P
+><P
+> Then, to build from either unpacked tarball or CVS source:</P
><P
> <TABLE
BORDER="0"
> autoheader
autoconf
./configure # (--help to see options)
- make # (the make from gnu, gmake for *BSD)
+ make # (the make from GNU, sometimes called gmake)
su
make -n install # (to see where all the files will go)
- make install # (to really install)</PRE
+ make -s install # (to really install, -s to silence output)</PRE
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></P
><P
-> If you have gnu make, you can have the first four steps
+> If you have GNU <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>make</B
+>, you can have the first four steps
automatically done for you by just typing:</P
><P
> <TABLE
><P
> in the freshly downloaded or unpacked source directory.</P
><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>WARNING:</I
+></SPAN
+> If installing as root, the install will fail
+ unless a non-root user or group is specified, or a <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>privoxy</TT
+>
+ user and group already exist on the system. If a non-root user is specified,
+ and no group, then the installation will try to also use a group of the same name
+ as <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"user"</SPAN
+>. If a group is specified (and no user), then the
+ support files will be installed as writable by that group, and owned by the
+ user running the installation.</P
+><P
+> <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>configure</B
+> accepts <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>--with-user</TT
+> and
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>--with-group</TT
+> options for setting user and group ownership
+ of the configuration files (which need to be writable by the daemon). The
+ specified <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>user must already exist</I
+></SPAN
+>. When starting
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>, it should be run as this same user to
+ insure write access to configuration and log files.</P
+><P
+> Alternately, you can specify <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>user</TT
+> and <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>group</TT
+>
+ on the <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>make</B
+> command line, but be sure both already exist:</P
+><P
+> <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+> make -s install USER=privoxy GROUP=privoxy</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
+><P
+> The default installation path for <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>make install</B
+> is
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local</TT
+>. This may of course be customized with
+ the various <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>./configure</B
+> path options. If you are doing
+ a root install to anywhere else besides <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local</TT
+>, be
+ sure to set the appropriate paths with the correct configure options
+ (<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>./configure --help</B
+>).</P
+><P
+> If you do install to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local</TT
+>, the install will use
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>sysconfdir=$prefix/etc/privoxy</TT
+> by default. All other
+ destinations, and the direct usage of <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>--sysconfdir</TT
+> flag
+ behave like normal, i.e. will not add the extra <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>privoxy</TT
+>
+ directory. This is for a safer install, as there may already exist another
+ program that uses a file with the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"config"</SPAN
+> name, and thus makes
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local/etc</TT
+> cleaner.</P
+><P
+> If installing to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local</TT
+>, the docs will go by default
+ to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>$prefix/share/doc</TT
+>. But if this directory doesn't
+ exist, it will then try <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>$prefix/doc</TT
+> and install there before
+ creating a new <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>$prefix/share/doc</TT
+> just for
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>.</P
+><P
+> Again, if the installs goes to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local</TT
+>, the
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>localstatedir</TT
+> (ie: <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>var/</TT
+>) will default
+ to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/var</TT
+> instead of <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>$prefix/var</TT
+> so
+ the logs will go to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/var/log/privoxy/</TT
+>, and the pid file
+ will be created in <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/var/run/privoxy.pid</TT
+>. </P
+><P
+> <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>make install</B
+> will attempt to set the correct values
+ in <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>config</TT
+> (main configuration file). You may want
+ to check this to make sure all values are correct. If appropriate,
+ an init script will be installed, but it is up to the user to determine
+ how and where to start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>. The init
+ script should be checked for correct paths and values, if anything other than
+ a default install is done.</P
+><P
+> If install finds previous versions of any configuration files, these will not
+ be overwritten, and the new ones will be installed with a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"new"</SPAN
+>
+ extension. You will then need to manually update the installed configuration
+ files as needed. All template files will be overwritten. If you have
+ customized, local templates, you should save these first. If a previous
+ version of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is already running, you will
+ have to restart it manually.</P
+><P
> For more detailed instructions on how to build Redhat and SuSE RPMs,
Windows self-extracting installers, building on platforms with
special requirements etc, please consult the <A
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="INSTALLATION-KEEPUPDATED"
->2.3. Keeping your Installation Up-to-Date</A
-></H2
+></A
+>2.3. Keeping your Installation Up-to-Date</H2
><P
> As user feedback comes in and development continues, we will make updated versions
of both the main <A
to our announce mailing list</A
>, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.</P
><P
-> In order not to loose your personal changes and adjustments when updating
- to the latest <VAR
+> In order not to lose your personal changes and adjustments when updating
+ to the latest <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->default.action</VAR
+>default.action</TT
> file we <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
>strongly
recommend</I
></SPAN
-> that you use <VAR
+> that you use <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->user.action</VAR
+>user.action</TT
> for your
customization of <SPAN
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