Installing the dependencies

Exscript requires the following software to be already installed on your system:

1. Any Linux/Unix should work. Exscript is tested on Ubuntu, AIX, and Solaris.
2. Paramiko
3. Python 2.6 or later
4. Python’s Setuptools
5. The python-crypto (pycrypto) module 2.0.1 or later

Downloading Exscript

Download the latest package from here:

http://github.com/knipknap/exscript/downloads

Alternatively, you may also download the latest development version or use the Git client to download the code using the following commands:

git clone git://github.com/knipknap/exscript

Installing Exscript

Unpack the file, and in the root directory of the package, execute the following command:

sudo make install

That should be it. If Python’s setuptools is configured correctly, the installation should just work. You can test if all is fine by typing

exscript --help

If this prints the Exscript help, your installation is complete.

Running the automated test suite

Exscript comes with a large number of automated tests. To run them, cd into the root of the Exscript package and execute the following command to test your installation.

make tests

There shouldn’t be any errors, so if something comes up please file a bug. If it still does not work, just let me know and I will help.