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+==========
+Installing
+==========
+
+.. _paramiko-itself:
+
+Paramiko itself
+===============
+
+The recommended way to get Paramiko is to **install the latest stable release**
+via `pip <http://pip-installer.org>`_::
+
+    $ pip install paramiko
+
+.. note::
+    Users who want the bleeding edge can install the development version via
+    ``pip install paramiko==dev``.
+
+We currently support **Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.3+** (Python **3.2** should also
+work but has a less-strong compatibility guarantee from us.) Users on Python
+2.5 or older are urged to upgrade.
+
+Paramiko has two dependencies: the pure-Python ECDSA module ``ecdsa``, and the
+PyCrypto C extension. ``ecdsa`` is easily installable from wherever you
+obtained Paramiko's package; PyCrypto may require more work. Read on for
+details.
+
+.. _release-lines:
+
+Release lines
+-------------
+
+Users desiring stability may wish to pin themselves to a specific release line
+once they first start using Paramiko; to assist in this, we guarantee bugfixes
+for the last 2-3 releases including the latest stable one.
+
+If you're unsure which version to install, we have suggestions:
+
+* **Completely new users** should always default to the **latest stable
+  release** (as above, whatever is newest / whatever shows up with ``pip
+  install paramiko``.)
+* **Users upgrading from a much older version** (e.g. the 1.7.x line) should
+  probably get the **oldest actively supported line** (see the paragraph above
+  this list for what that currently is.)
+* **Everybody else** is hopefully already "on" a given version and can
+  carefully upgrade to whichever version they care to, when their release line
+  stops being supported.
+
+
+PyCrypto
+========
+
+`PyCrypto <https://www.dlitz.net/software/pycrypto/>`_  provides the low-level
+(C-based) encryption algorithms we need to implement the SSH protocol. There
+are a couple gotchas associated with installing PyCrypto: its compatibility
+with Python's package tools, and the fact that it is a C-based extension.
+
+C extension
+-----------
+
+Unless you are installing from a precompiled source such as a Debian apt
+repository or RedHat RPM, or using :ref:`pypm <pypm>`, you will also need the
+ability to build Python C-based modules from source in order to install
+PyCrypto. Users on **Unix-based platforms** such as Ubuntu or Mac OS X will
+need the traditional C build toolchain installed (e.g. Developer Tools / XCode
+Tools on the Mac, or the ``build-essential`` package on Ubuntu or Debian Linux
+-- basically, anything with ``gcc``, ``make`` and so forth) as well as the
+Python development libraries, often named ``python-dev`` or similar.
+
+For **Windows** users we recommend using :ref:`pypm`, installing a C
+development environment such as `Cygwin <http://cygwin.com>`_ or obtaining a
+precompiled Win32 PyCrypto package from `voidspace's Python modules page
+<http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml#pycrypto>`_.
+
+.. note::
+    Some Windows users whose Python is 64-bit have found that the PyCrypto
+    dependency ``winrandom`` may not install properly, leading to ImportErrors.
+    In this scenario, you'll probably need to compile ``winrandom`` yourself
+    via e.g. MS Visual Studio.  See `Fabric #194
+    <https://github.com/fabric/fabric/issues/194>`_ for info.
+
+
+.. _pypm:
+
+ActivePython and PyPM
+=====================
+
+Windows users who already have ActiveState's `ActivePython
+<http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads>`_ distribution installed
+may find Paramiko is best installed with `its package manager, PyPM
+<http://code.activestate.com/pypm/>`_. Below is example output from an
+installation of Paramiko via ``pypm``::
+
+    C:\> pypm install paramiko
+    The following packages will be installed into "%APPDATA%\Python" (2.7):
+     paramiko-1.7.8 pycrypto-2.4
+    Get: [pypm-free.activestate.com] paramiko 1.7.8
+    Get: [pypm-free.activestate.com] pycrypto 2.4
+    Installing paramiko-1.7.8
+    Installing pycrypto-2.4
+    C:\>