Installing

There are currently packages for libavg for Ubuntu and Debian Linux as well as Mac OS X. For other systems, you'll have to download the source and compile by hand. Sometimes, the Ubuntu and Debian packages lag behind, so downloading the source tarball makes sure you have the current version.

Mac OS X

Download the installer from the download page and double-click on it.

To see if everything is running correctly, open a terminal, cd to /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/libavg/avg/test (Under Snow Leopard: /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/libavg/avg/test) and call ./Test.py. You should see some test graphics flicker on the screen. The last message in the terminal should read 'OK'.

Debian Linux

libavg can be installed with apt-get install python-libavg.

Ubuntu Linux

libavg can be installed with apt-get install python-libavg.

Source install

The libavg wiki contains instructions on how to install the svn version from source.

Troubleshooting Linux Direct Rendering

You can test if OpenGL is running accelerated by running glxinfo. If it sais "Direct Rendering: yes", everything is set. If not, you'll have to google for instructions involving your graphics card and your distribution.