= Introduction =

This page covers how to install Xapian and Xapian bindings 1.0.2 on your machine


= Requirements =
 * Linux (if you know how to install Xapian in Windows, let me know)
 * wget
 * gcc/g++ (compile only)
 * Python shared (default in Linux, but *not* in Freebsd)
= Install =

== From source ==

=== Xapian Core ===
{{{
wget http://www.oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/1.0.2/xapian-core-1.0.2.tar.gz
tar -zxvf xapian-core-1.0.2.tar.gz
cd xapian-core-1.0.2
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/xapian-1.0.2
make
su
make install
}}}

=== Xapian Bindings ===
*Note*: You must install xapian-core before this
{{{
wget http://www.oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/1.0.2/xapian-bindings-1.0.2.tar.gz
tar -zxvf xapian-bindings-1.0.2.tar.gz
cd xapian-bindings-1.0.2
./configure --with-python
make
su
make install
}}}

== From packages ==
There are a very good "How to install" packages in Xapian website: 
http://xapian.org/download.php