.. _install: Installation ============ This part of the documentation covers the installation of the HP SDN Client. The first step to using any software package is getting it properly installed. Distribute & Pip ---------------- Installing the HP SDN Client is simple with `pip `_:: $ pip install hp-sdn-client or, with `easy_install `_:: $ easy_install hp-sdn-client Get the Code ------------ The HP SDN Client is actively developed on GitHub, where the code is `always available `_. You can either clone the public repository:: git clone git://github.com/dave-tucker/hp-sdn-client.git Download the `tarball `_:: $ curl -OL https://github.com/dave-tucker/hp-sdn-client/tarball/master Or, download the `zipball `_:: $ curl -OL https://github.com/dave-tucker/hp-sdn-client/zipball/master Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package, or install it into your site-packages easily:: $ python setup.py install