Ticket #10424: third-party-revised.diff

docs/misc/distributions.txt

@@ -4 +4 @@
 Third-party distributions of Django
 ===================================
 
-Several third-party distributors are now providing versions of Django integrated
+Many third-party distributors are now providing versions of Django integrated
 with their package-management systems. These can make installation and upgrading
 much easier for users of Django since the integration includes the ability to
 automatically install dependencies (like database adapters) that Django
@@ -15 +15 @@
 instructions for :ref:`installing the development version
 <installing-development-version>` from our Subversion repository.
 
-FreeBSD
-=======
+If you're using Linux or a Unix installation, such as OpenSolaris,
+check with your distributor to see if they already package Django. If
+you're using a Linux distro and don't know how to find out if a package
+is available, then now is a good time to learn.  The Django Wiki contains
+a list of `Third Party Distributions`_ to help you out.
 
-The `FreeBSD`_ ports system offers both Django 0.96 (`py-django`_) and a more
-recent, but not current, version based on Django's trunk (`py-django-devel`_).
-These are installed in the normal FreeBSD way; for Django 0.96, for example, type:
-``cd /usr/ports/www/py-django && sudo make install clean``.
+.. _`Third Party Distributions`: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Distributions
 
-.. _FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/
-.. _py-django: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/www/py-django/
-.. _py-django-devel: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/www/py-django-devel/
 
-Linux distributions
-===================
-
-Debian
-------
-
-A `packaged version of Django`_ is available for `Debian GNU/Linux`_. Version
-0.95.1 is available in the "stable" repository; Version 0.96 is available in
-the "testing" and "unstable" repositories. Regardless of your chosen repository,
-you can install Django by typing ``apt-get install python-django``.
-
-When you install this package, ``apt`` will recommend installing a database
-adapter; you should select and install the adapter for whichever database you
-plan to use with Django.
-
-.. _Debian GNU/Linux: http://www.debian.org/
-.. _packaged version of Django: http://packages.debian.org/stable/python/python-django
-
-Fedora
-------
-
-A Django package is available for `Fedora Linux`_, in the "Fedora Extras"
-repository. The `current Fedora package`_ is based on Django 0.96, and can be
-installed by typing ``yum install Django``. The previous link is for the i386
-binary. Users of other architectures should be able to use that as a starting
-point to find their preferred version.
-
-.. _Fedora Linux: http://fedora.redhat.com/
-.. _current Fedora package: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/i386/repoview/Django.html
-
-Gentoo
-------
-
-A Django package is available for `Gentoo Linux`_, and is based on Django 0.96.1.
-The `current Gentoo package`_ can be installed by typing ``emerge django``.
-
-.. _Gentoo Linux: http://www.gentoo.org/
-.. _current Gentoo package: http://packages.gentoo.org/package/django
-
-Ubuntu
-------
-
-The Debian ``python-django`` package is also available for `Ubuntu Linux`_, in
-the "universe" repository for Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon"). The `current Ubuntu
-package`_ is based on Django 0.96.1 and can be installed in the same fashion as
-for Debian.
-
-.. _Ubuntu Linux: http://www.ubuntu.com/
-.. _current Ubuntu package: http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/python/python-django
-
-
-Mac OS X
-========
-
-MacPorts
---------
-
-Django 0.96 can be installed via the `MacPorts`_ system. If you're using Python 2.4,
-type ``sudo port install py-django-devel``. For Python 2.5, type ``sudo port
-install py25-django-devel``. MacPorts can also be used to install a database,
-and the Python interface to your chosen database.
-
-.. _MacPorts: http://www.macports.org/
-
 For distributors
 ================