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.. _kiwi-installation:
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Installation
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.. hint::
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This document describes how to install KIWI. Apart from the preferred
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method to install KIWI via rpm, it is also provided on pypi and can
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be installed via pip.
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KIWI can be installed with different methods. For this guide, only the
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installation as a packages through a package manager is described.
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Packages for the new KIWI version are provided at the `openSUSE
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buildservice <http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/Appliances:/Builder>`__.
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To install KIWI, do:
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1. Open the URL http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/Appliances:/Builder
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in your browser.
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2. Right-click on the link of your preferred operating system and
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copy the URL. In Firefox it is the menu :menuselection:`Copy link address`.
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3. Insert the copied URL from the last step in your shell. The ``DIST``
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placeholder contains the respective distribution.
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Use :command:`zypper addrepo` to add it to your list of repositories:
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/Appliances:/Builder/<DIST> appliance-builder
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4. Install KIWI:
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.. note:: Multipython packages
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This version of KIWI is provided for python 2 and python 3 versions.
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The following information is based on the installation of the
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python3-kiwi package
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ sudo zypper in python3-kiwi
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.. _example-descriptions:
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Example Appliance Descriptions
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For use with the next generation KIWI there is also a GitHub project
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hosting example appliance descriptions. Users who need an example to
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start with should checkout the project as follows:
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.. code:: bash
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$ git clone https://github.com/SUSE/kiwi-descriptions
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