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+.. _linux:
+
+Linux
+#####
+
+Some Linux distributions include Bugzilla and its dependencies in their
+package management systems. If you have root access, installing Bugzilla on
+any Linux system could be as simple as finding the Bugzilla package in the
+package management application and installing it. There may be a small bit
+of additional configuration required.
+
+If you are installing your machine from scratch, :ref:`quick-start` may be
+the best instructions for you.
+
+.. _linux-install-packages:
+
+Install Packages
+================
+
+Use your distribution's package manager to install Perl, your preferred
+database engine (MySQL if in doubt), and a webserver (Apache if in doubt).
+Some distributions even have a Bugzilla package, although that will vary
+in age.
+
+The commands below will install those things and some of Bugzilla's other
+prerequisites as well. If you find a package doesn't install or the name
+is not found, just remove it from the list and reissue the command. If you
+want to use a different database or webserver, substitute the package
+names as appropriate.
+
+Fedora and Red Hat
+------------------
+
+The following command will install Red Hat's packaged version of Bugzilla:
+
+:command:`yum install bugzilla httpd mysql-server`
+
+However, if you go this route, you need to read :bug:`415605`, which details
+some problems with the Email::Send package. Then, you can skip to
+:ref:`configuring your database <linux-config-database>`. It may be useful to
+know that Fedora stores the Bugzilla files in :file:`/usr/share/bugzilla`, so
+that's where you'll run :file:`checksetup.pl`.
+
+If you want to install a version of Bugzilla from the Bugzilla project, you
+will instead need:
+
+:command:`yum install httpd mysql-server mod_perl mod_perl-devel httpd-devel
+graphviz patchutils gcc 'perl(Apache2::SizeLimit)' 'perl(Authen::Radius)'
+'perl(Authen::SASL)' 'perl(Cache::Memcached)' 'perl(CGI)' 'perl(Chart::Lines)'
+'perl(Daemon::Generic)' 'perl(Date::Format)' 'perl(DateTime)'
+'perl(DateTime::TimeZone)' 'perl(DBI)' 'perl(Digest::SHA)' 'perl(Email::MIME)'
+'perl(Email::MIME::Attachment::Stripper)' 'perl(Email::Reply)'
+'perl(Email::Sender)' 'perl(Encode)' 'perl(Encode::Detect)'
+'perl(File::MimeInfo::Magic)' 'perl(File::Slurp)' 'perl(GD)' 'perl(GD::Graph)'
+'perl(GD::Text)' 'perl(HTML::FormatText::WithLinks)' 'perl(HTML::Parser)'
+'perl(HTML::Scrubber)' 'perl(IO::Scalar)' 'perl(JSON::RPC)' 'perl(JSON::XS)'
+'perl(List::MoreUtils)' 'perl(LWP::UserAgent)' 'perl(Math::Random::ISAAC)'
+'perl(MIME::Parser)' 'perl(mod_perl2)' 'perl(Net::LDAP)' 'perl(Net::SMTP::SSL)'
+'perl(PatchReader)' 'perl(SOAP::Lite)' 'perl(Template)'
+'perl(Template::Plugin::GD::Image)' 'perl(Test::Taint)' 'perl(TheSchwartz)'
+'perl(URI)' 'perl(XMLRPC::Lite)' 'perl(XML::Twig)'`
+
+If you are running RHEL6, you will have to enable the "RHEL Server Optional"
+channel in RHN to get some of those packages. 
+
+If you plan to use SQlite as your database, you will need to also install
+the appropriate packages for that.
+
+Ubuntu and Debian
+-----------------
+
+:command:`apt-get install git nano`
+
+:command:`apt-get install apache2 mysql-server libappconfig-perl
+libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential
+libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-sender-perl
+libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-modifier-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl
+libcgi-pm-perl libmath-random-isaac-perl libmath-random-isaac-xs-perl
+apache2-mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev
+libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl
+libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl
+libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl
+libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl
+libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl libnet-ldap-perl
+libauthen-sasl-perl libtemplate-perl-doc libfile-mimeinfo-perl
+libhtml-formattext-withlinks-perl libgd-dev lynx-cur graphviz`
+
+If you plan to use SQlite as your database, you will need to also install
+the appropriate packages for that.
+
+Gentoo
+------
+
+:command:`emerge -av bugzilla`
+
+will install Bugzilla and all its dependencies. If you don't have the vhosts
+USE flag enabled, Bugzilla will end up in :file:`/var/www/localhost/bugzilla`.
+
+Then, you can skip to :ref:`configuring your database
+<linux-config-database>`.
+
+.. _linux-install-perl:
+
+Perl
+====
+
+Test which version of Perl you have installed with:
+::
+
+    $ perl -v
+
+Bugzilla requires at least Perl |min-perl-ver|.
+
+.. _linux-install-bzfiles:
+
+Bugzilla
+========
+
+The best way to get Bugzilla is to check it out from git:
+
+:command:`git clone --branch bugzilla-X.X-stable https://git.mozilla.org/bugzilla/bugzilla`
+
+Run the above command in your home directory, replacing "X.X" with the 2-digit
+version number of the stable release of Bugzilla that you want - e.g. "4.4".
+
+If that's not possible, you can
+`download a tarball of Bugzilla <http://www.bugzilla.org/download/>`_.
+
+Place Bugzilla in a suitable directory, accessible by the default web server
+user (probably ``apache`` or ``www-data``).
+Good locations are either directly in the web server's document directory
+(often :file:`/var/www/html`) or in :file:`/usr/local`, either with a
+symbolic link to the web server's document directory or an alias in the web
+server's configuration.
+
+.. warning:: The default Bugzilla distribution is NOT designed to be placed
+   in a :file:`cgi-bin` directory. This
+   includes any directory which is configured using the
+   ``ScriptAlias`` directive of Apache.
+
+.. _linux-install-perl-modules:
+
+Perl Modules
+============
+
+Bugzilla requires a number of Perl modules. You can install these globally
+using your system's package manager, or install Bugzilla-only copies. At
+times, Bugzilla may require a version of a Perl module newer than the one
+your distribution packages, in which case you will need to install a
+Bugzilla-only copy of the newer version.
+
+At this point you probably need to become ``root``, e.g. by using
+:command:`su`. You should remain as root until the end of the install. This
+can be avoided in some circumstances if you are a member of your webserver's
+group, but being root is easier and will always work.
+
+To check whether you have all the required modules, run:
+
+:command:`./checksetup.pl --check-modules`
+
+You can run this command as many times as necessary.
+
+If you have not already installed the necessary modules, and want to do it
+system-wide, invoke your package manager appropriately at this point.
+Alternatively, you can install all missing modules locally (i.e. just for
+Bugzilla) like this:
+
+:command:`./install-module.pl --all`
+
+Or, you can pass an individual module name:
+
+:command:`./install-module.pl <modulename>`
+
+.. note:: If you are using a package-based distribution, and attempting to
+   install the Perl modules from CPAN (e.g. by using
+   :file:`install-module.pl`), you may need to install the "development"
+   packages for MySQL and GD before attempting to install the related Perl
+   modules. The names of these packages will vary depending on the specific
+   distribution you are using, but are often called
+   :file:`<packagename>-devel`.
+
+   .. todo:: Give examples for Debian/Ubuntu and RedHat.
+             Convert this item to a bug after checkin.
+
+.. _linux-config-webserver:
+
+Web Server
+==========
+
+Any web server that is capable of running CGI scripts can be made to work.
+We have specific configuration instructions for the following:
+
+* :ref:`apache`
+
+.. _linux-config-database:
+
+Database Engine
+===============
+
+Bugzilla supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and SQLite as database servers.
+You only require one of these systems to make use of Bugzilla. MySQL is
+most commonly used. SQLite is good for trial installations as it requires no
+setup. Configure your server according to the instructions below:
+
+* :ref:`mysql`
+* :ref:`postgresql`
+* :ref:`oracle`
+* :ref:`sqlite`
+
+.. |checksetupcommand| replace:: :command:`./checksetup.pl`
+.. |testservercommand| replace:: :command:`./testserver.pl http://<your-bugzilla-server>/`
+
+.. include:: installing-end.inc.rst
+
+Next, do the :ref:`essential-post-install-config`.