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+.. -*- mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _Download: http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/wiki/Download
+.. _GPG:     http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x75BF2C177F7D197E
+.. _GPGKey:  ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/bcfg/bcfg2-1.1.0.tar.gz.gpg
+.. _Tarball: ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/bcfg/bcfg2-1.1.0.tar.gz
+
+.. |md5sum| replace:: 13593938daf7e8b9a81cb4b677dc7f99
+.. |version| replace:: 1.1.0
+.. |rel_date| replace:: 9/27/10
+
+.. _source:
+
+Download
+========
+
+Tarball
+-------
+
+The Bcfg2 source tarball can be grabbed from the Download_ page.
+
+=========  ========  ======= ============== =====================
+Version    URL       GPG key Release Date   md5sum
+=========  ========  ======= ============== =====================
+|version|  Tarball_  GPGKey_ |rel_date|     |md5sum|   
+=========  ========  ======= ============== =====================
+
+The full command to use with ``wget`` are listed below. Please 
+replace ``<version>`` with |version|. ::
+
+   wget ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/bcfg/bcfg2-<version>.tar.gz
+   wget ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/bcfg/bcfg2-<version>.tar.gz.gpg
+
+All tarballs are signed with GPG key `7F7D197E <GPGKey>`_. You can verify
+your download by importing the key and running ::
+
+   $ gpg --recv-keys 0x75bf2c177f7d197e
+   $ gpg --verify bcfg2-<version>.tar.gz.gpg bcfg2-<version>.tar.gz
+
+For older or prepreleases please visit the Download_ wiki page.
+
+
+Git checkout
+------------
+
+You can also get the latest (possibly broken) code via git ::
+
+   git clone git://git.mcs.anl.gov/bcfg2.git
+
+Installation from source
+========================
+
+If you are working with the release tarball of Bcfg2 you need to 
+untar it before you can go on with the installation ::
+
+   tar -xzf bcfg2-<version>.tar.gz
+
+Now you can build Bcfg2 with. If you are working with a SVN checkout
+no <version> need to be specified. ::
+
+   cd bcfg2-<version>
+   python setup.py install --prefix=/install/prefix
+
+This will install both the client and server on that machine.