15.1 GNU/Linux issues

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+15.1 GNU/Linux issues +

+ +

+Linux seems to be the most popular platform for running Mailman. Here are +some hints on getting Mailman to run on Linux: + +

+ +

If you are getting errors with hard link creations and/or you are using + a special secure kernel (securelinux/openwall/grsecurity), see the file + contrib/README.check_perms_grsecurity in the Mailman source + distribution. + +
+Note that if you are using Linux Mandrake in secure mode, you are + probably concerned by this. + +
+
Apparently Mandrake 9.0 changed the permissions on gcc, so if you build + as the mailman user, you need to be sure mailman is in the + cctools group. + +
+
If you installed Python from your Linux distribution's package manager + (e.g. .rpms for Redhat-derived systems or .deb for Debian), you must + install the ``development'' package of Python, or you may not get + everything you need. + +
+For example, using Python 2.2 on Debian, you will need to install the + python2.2-dev package. On Redhat, you probably need the + python2-devel package. + +
+If you install Python from source, you should be fine. + +
+One symptom of this problem, although for unknown reasons, is that you + might get an error such as this during your install: + +
+
```
+          Traceback (most recent call last):
+            File "bin/update", line 44, in ?
+              import paths
+          ImportError: No module named paths
+          make: *** [update] Error 1
+
```
+ +
+If this happens, install the Python development package and try + configure and make install again. Or install the + latest version of Python from source, available from + http://www.python.org. + +
+This problem can manifest itself in other Linux distributions in + different ways, although usually it appears as ImportErrors. +

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