# Quick Start ## Installing Plinth Install the python-cheetah package and pandoc: apt-get install python-cheetah pandoc Install the python-simplejson apt-get install python-simplejson Unzip and untar the source into a directory. Change to the directory containing the program. Do `make` and then run `./plinth.py` and point your web browser at `localhost:8000`. The default username is "admin" and the default password is "secret". ## Dependencies * cherrypy - python web engine v3+ * cheetah - Debian has python-cheetah package * python - tested with version 2.6.6 * *GNU Make* is used to build the templates and such. The documentation has some dependencies too. * *Markdown* is used to format and style docs. * *Pandoc* converts the markdown to different formats. * *PDFLatex* generates pdf versions of the documentation. * *GNU Make* processes /doc/Makefile. ## Building the Documentation Documentation has been collected into a pdf that can be built using `make doc`. It also gets built into smaller files and other formats, including one suitable for install as a man page.