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1.0.x Software installation

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Before starting the installation process, please make sure that:
* Your equipment meets Galicaster's [Hardware Recommendations|Galicaster:Hardware Recommendations|1.1 Hardware recommendations].
* You are running a Linux-based OS. The recommended distribution is [Ubuntu 10.10|http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/cdimage/releases/10.10/release/] .
* Your capture devices are configured as indicated in the [Cookbook|Galicaster:Cookbook]. [Cookbook|1.1 Cookbook].

The installation process consists of six steps: [installing dependencies|#dependences], [checking the configuration|#check], [downloading software|#download], [configuring Galicaster|#config], [checking the connection to a Matterhorn core|#matterhorn] and [testing it|#running].
* Gstreamer
* python-setuptools and pip
* iCalendar 2.2 version
* pyCurl
* Capture card configuration tools
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-setuptools
$ sudo pip install icalendar==2.2
$ sudo apt-get install python-pycurl
$ sudo apt-get install v4l-conf ivtv-utils guvcview

h6. 3.\- Download software
*By downloading, you agree to the [non-commercial license|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/]. (Commercial licenses also available under request) [!http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png|align=center,width=80!|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/]*

Download the software from [this site|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/galicaster-1.0.0.tgz].
*By downloading, you agree to the* *[non-commercial license|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/]**. (Commercial licenses also available under request)* *[!http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png|width=80!|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/]*

Download the software from [this site|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/galicaster-1.0.1.tgz].





Uncompress it using tar:

Galicaster configuration is in the file {{conf.ini}}. All the application parameters can be set up in this file, such as:

* Operation mode of the application: I.e. whether Galicaster will work as [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class], designed to be used in a classroom environment, or as [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile], a portable recording station.
* Devices used in the capturer, and their configuration.
* Server information to ingest.
The simplest way to get started with Galicaster is dowloading any of the pre-existing {{conf.ini}} files for any of the reference configurations proposed:
* Operation mode [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|1.1 Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_class/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|1.1 Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_class/conf.ini]
* Operation mode [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|1.1 Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_mobile/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|1.1 Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_mobile/conf.ini]

In the Section [1.0.x Galicaster Configuration] you will find a description of all section of {{conf.ini}} file.

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The [Galicaster:User [1.1 User Guide] section contains Galicaster's user manual. Should you have any questions, please visit the [F.A.Q.|Galicaster:FAQ] [F.A.Q.|1.1 FAQ] section where some common questions are already answered.