INSTALL.rst

1. Any one of the following command will install Flacsync.

   1. Use pip from the pip package:

      pip install flacsync --upgrade --use
      

   2. Download the source distribution file and install from the command line:

      tar xzf flacsync-*.tar.gz
      cd flacsync-*
      python setup.py install --user
      

2. Install necessary dependencies:

   1. Common Linux distribution packages:

      The following common distro packages are necessary:

      • Python Imaging Library
      • Flac tools
      • Ogg tools (optional)
      • Lame (optional)

      To install in Debian/Ubuntu:

      apt-get install python-imaging flac vorbis-tools lame
      

   2. ACC Utils

      • AAC encoding archive is located at the Nero AAC Codec Download Page
      • Extract the archive files neroAacEnc and neroAacTag to any directory defined in your PATH statement. A recommended location would be either :file:`/usr/bin` or :file:`/usr/local/bin`.

3. Review the usage instruction by running:

   flacsysnc -h