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+============================
+Installing using pip on UNIX
+============================
+
+The easiest way to install psutil on UNIX is by using pip (but first you might
+need to install python header files; see later).
+First install pip::
+
+    $ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+    $ python get-pip.py
+
+...then run::
+
+    $ pip install psutil
+
+You may need to install gcc and python header files first (see later).
+
+
+=====================
+Installing on Windows
+=====================
+
+Just get the right installer for your Python version and architecture from:
+https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psutil/#downloads
+Since wheels installers are also available you may also use pip.
+
+
+========================================
+Compiling on Windows using Visual Studio
+========================================
+
+In order to compile psutil on Windows you'll need Visual Studio (Mingw32 is
+no longer supported). You must have the same version of Visual Studio used to compile
+your installation of Python, that is::
+
+* Python 2.6:  VS 2008
+* Python 2.7:  VS 2008
+* Python 3.3, 3.4: VS 2010 (you can download it from `MS website <http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#d-2010-express>`_)
+* Python 3.5: `VS 2015 UP <http://www.visualstudio.com/en-au/news/vs2015-preview-vs>`_
+
+...then run::
+
+    setup.py build
+
+...or::
+
+    make.bat build
+
+Compiling 64 bit versions of Python 2.6 and 2.7 with VS 2008 requires
+Windows SDK and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to be installed first.
+Once you have those run vcvars64.bat, then compile:
+http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11072521/
+
+===================
+Installing on Linux
+===================
+
+gcc is required and so the python headers. They can easily be installed by
+using the distro package manager. For example, on Debian and Ubuntu::
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install gcc python-dev
+
+...on Redhat and CentOS::
+
+    $ sudo yum install gcc python-devel
+
+Once done, you can build/install psutil with::
+
+    $ python setup.py install
+
+
+==================
+Installing on OS X
+==================
+
+OS X installation from source will require gcc which you can obtain as part of
+the 'XcodeTools' installer from Apple. Then you can run the standard distutils
+commands.
+To build only::
+
+    $ python setup.py build
+
+To install and build::
+
+    $ python setup.py install
+
+
+=====================
+Installing on FreeBSD
+=====================
+
+The same compiler used to install Python must be present on the system in order
+to build modules using distutils. Assuming it is installed, you can build using
+the standard distutils commands.
+
+Build only::
+
+    $ python setup.py build
+
+Install and build::
+
+    $ python setup.py install
+
+
+========
+Makefile
+========
+
+A makefile is available for both UNIX and Windows (make.bat).  It provides
+some automations for the tasks described above and might be preferred over
+using setup.py. With it you can::
+
+    $ make install    # just install (in --user mode)
+    $ make uninstall  # uninstall (needs pip)
+    $ make test       # run tests
+    $ make clean      # remove installation files