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3 Installation
This section describes how to install, upgrade and start ReaderManager and how to get ReaderManager
updates.
Installation instructions are only given for installation on a computer running Microsoft Windows, for
installation on computers running Linux please contact Magellan Technology.
3.1 New Installation
All that needs to be done is to run ReaderManager-Install.exe. This contains the Python interpreter, the
PyQt and Twisted libraries and the application itself. When it is run, the window shown as Figure 1
appears.
Figure 1
The installer looks on the system to determine which components are already present. Ticks will appear
next to the items that are not currently installed. The Python, PyQt and Twisted libraries will
automatically install if required.
The version numbers of the components are shown next to their names.
If the installer finds that ReaderManager has already been installed with the current version, the user can
force a reinstall by manually ticking the checkbox next to the application.
The only directory selection that you are ever offered is when you install Python (which is part of
ReaderManager-Install.exe). It offers a default directory of C:\Python23. This can be changed to
C:\Program Files\Python23, for example, but you can put it anywhere you like.
When the ReaderManager application is installed, it is placed inside the Python directory. This is
determined automatically by the installer.
3.2 Upgrading ReaderManager software
Most of the time, software upgrades will not involve a change in the version of Python, PyQt and
Twisted libraries. In this case, all that needs to be done is to get the new version of ReaderManager-
Upgrade.exe and run this file. This file is much smaller than the full installation. The upgrade window is
shown in Figure 2.