## About how to install

Many package system supports Rabbit. So it's easy to install Rabbit. You can use RubyGems or package system on your platform.

## Hot to install by RubyGems

    % gem install rabbit
    % gem install twitter-stream # If you want to use Twitter related features
    % gem install twitter_oauth  # If you want to use Twitter related features

## How to install on Debian GNU/Linux

    % sudo aptitude install -y rabbit

## How to install on Ubuntu

    % sudo aptitude install -y rabbit

## How to install on Gentoo Linux

    % sudo env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 FEATURES="digest" emerge rabbit

## How to install on NetBSD (or pkgsrc ready platform)

    % sudo pkg_add ruby18-rabbit

or

    % sudo pkg_add ruby19-rabbit

## How to install on FreeBSD

    % sudo portupgrade -NRr rabbit

## How to install with MacPorts on Mac OS X

See Install with MacPorts.

## How to install with Homebrew on Mac OS X

See Install with Homebrew.

## How to install on Windows.

See Install on Windows.

## How to install from tar.gz

You just download the latest Rabbit from <URL:http://rabbit-shockers.org/download/rabbit.tar.gz> and run setup.rb. The URL always specifies the latest Rabbit archive.

    % mkdir tmp
    % cd tmp
    % wget http://rabbit-shockers.org/download/rabbit.tar.gz
    % tar xvzf rabbit.tar.gz
    % cd rabbit-*
    % sudo ruby setup.rb