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=== Rivendell Broadcast Appliance CD (CentOS 64 bit only) ===

The easiest way to install Rivendell is to use the Rivendell Broadcast Appliance CD which is based on the CentOS operating system (64 bit only).  It can be downloaded from [http://www.paravelsystems.com/rivendell-broadcast-appliance here]. 

The Rivendell Broadcast Appliance CD installs a pre-configured Linux Operating System and the complete Rivendell Radio Automation System software package on your computer. It will completely replace any operating systems and other data installed on the target system. It is vital that any existing data that needs to be retained be backed up to external media before beginning the installation!

If you download and install the Appliance CD there is no need to read any of the other information on this page!  Simply follow the installation instructions on the Rivendell Broadcast Appliance CD [http://www.paravelsystems.com/appliance.html webpage].

After you have installed the Rivendell Broadcasting Appliance CD you should follow the instructions in the [[Post_installation_errata | post installation configuration tasks]].

=== RHEL/CentOS ===
[[RHEL_6_Install_from_RPM]]

[[CentOS_6_Notes | CentOS 6 Notes]]

[[Install Rivendell 1.7.2 on RHEL/CentOS 5.6 from source]]

=== Debian ===

[[Rivendell_on_Debian_6 | Rivendell on Debian 6]] (Squeeze).  This is intended as a beginners guide that will walk you through getting Rivendell, JACK and Pulse Audio working with Debian 6. It is screen shot and explanation heavy. 

Debian packages are available from the repository at [http://debian.tryphon.org/ debian.tryphon.org]. Detailed instructions to [[Install under Debian]].

=== Ubuntu ===
 
Ubuntu packages are available from the repository at [http://debian.tryphon.org/ debian.tryphon.org].  Detailed instructions are available [[Rivendell on Ubuntu-Tryphon | here]].

<u>The easiest way to install Rivendell using '''Ubuntu''' is to use the [[Ubuntu_Live_Demo_and_Installer_CD|RRAbuntu Live CD installer]].</u>  You can also test it out without installing the software.

A complete guide for installing Rivendell on Ubuntu 11.04 can be found [http://www.talkunafraid.co.uk/2011/02/installing-rivendell-on-ubuntu/ here].

=== Other linux distros ===
 
You can install Rivendell by compiling from source for other linux distros. Source code is available with instructions in a tarball or zip file on the main [http://rivendellaudio.org Rivendell website] in the [http://rivendellaudio.org/rivendell/download.shtml download section].

=== Downloading Rivendell Source from CVS ===

See [[Downloading Rivendell Source from CVS]]

=== Compiling Rivendell from Source ===

See [[Compiling Rivendell from Source]]

=== Duplicating an installed machine for rollout ===

See [[Duplicating an Ubuntu machine so you can install Rivendell | Duplicating an installed machine for rollout (.deb/dpkg based distros like Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint)]]