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authorGravatar Stanley Cheung <stanleycheung@google.com>2015-08-19 10:43:28 -0700
committerGravatar Stanley Cheung <stanleycheung@google.com>2015-08-19 14:39:05 -0700
commita79a896d4cc12d4ee594e37afee65fdb30f5d274 (patch)
tree21e340d3ae83f1789cf72c48cfb9c7af78d17d62 /src/python
parentdbeb1cd90c8f4596b2682f6c6d0182b25287391f (diff)
update installation instructions, review feedback
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@@ -13,7 +13,26 @@ PREREQUISITES
INSTALLATION
-------------
-On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
+
+**Linux (Debian):**
+
+Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+
+```sh
+echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
+sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
+```
+
+Install the gRPC debian package
+
+```sh
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
+```
+
+**Mac OS X**
+
+Install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
```sh
$ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s python
```
@@ -62,3 +81,4 @@ $ ../../tools/distrib/python/submit.py
[gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
[Quick Start]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/tutorials/basic/python.html
[detailed example]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/installation/python.html
+[debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/