About how to install

Many package system supports Rabbit. So it's easy to install Rabbit. You can use RubyGems or package system on your platform.

Hot to install by RubyGems

% gem install rabbit
% gem install twitter-stream # If you want to use Twitter related features
% gem install twitter_oauth  # If you want to use Twitter related features

How to install on Debian GNU/Linux

% sudo aptitude install -y rabbit

How to install on Ubuntu

% sudo aptitude install -y rabbit

How to install on Gentoo Linux

% sudo env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 FEATURES="digest" emerge rabbit

How to install on NetBSD (or pkgsrc ready platform)

% sudo pkg_add ruby18-rabbit

or

% sudo pkg_add ruby19-rabbit

How to install on FreeBSD

% sudo portupgrade -NRr rabbit

How to install with MacPorts on Mac OS X

See Install with MacPorts.

How to install with Homebrew on Mac OS X

See Install with Homebrew.

How to install on Windows.

See Install on Windows.

How to install from tar.gz

You just download the latest Rabbit from <URL:http://rabbit-shockers.org/download/rabbit.tar.gz> and run setup.rb. The URL always specifies the latest Rabbit archive.

% mkdir tmp
% cd tmp
% wget http://rabbit-shockers.org/download/rabbit.tar.gz
% tar xvzf rabbit.tar.gz
% cd rabbit-*
% sudo ruby setup.rb