To install Gate One from source execute the following from this directory: python setup.py install By default it will be installed in /opt (/opt/gateone). If you want to install it somewhere else just pass --prefix: python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local To build an RPM package: python setup.py bdist_rpm # The .rpm will end up in the 'dist' directory To build a Debian package (.deb): python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb # The .deb will end up in the 'deb_dist' directory NOTE: The above command requires stdeb (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb). You can usually install it with one of the following commands on most distros: sudo pip install stdeb ...or: sudo easy_install stdeb To make Gate One start on boot: Ubuntu/Debian: update-rc.d gateone defaults Red Hat/CentOS: chkconfig --add gateone Gentoo: rc-update add gateone default