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@@ -53,23 +53,27 @@ if it doesn't.
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 There are two ways to install Passenger:
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-1. By installing the Passenger gem, as instructed on the ``Install'' page
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-   on the Passenger website.
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-2. By downloading the source tarball from the Passenger website
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+1. By installing the Passenger gem, as instructed on the
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+   link:http://www.modrails.com/install.html[``Install'' page on the Passenger website].
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+2. By downloading a native Linux package (e.g. Debian package) from the Passenger website.
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+3. By downloading the source tarball from the Passenger website
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    ('passenger-x.x.x.tar.gz').
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-In our opinion, installing the gem is easiest.
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+In our opinion, installing the gem or the native package is easiest.
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 Passenger provides an easy-to-use installer for installing the Passenger
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 Apache module ('mod_passenger').
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-NOTE: You might have to run the installation commands in the following sections
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+TIP: You might have to run the installation commands in the following sections
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 as 'root'. If the installer fails because of permission errors, it will tell
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 you.
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 [[specifying_correct_apache_install]]
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 ==== Specifying the correct Apache installation ====
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+NOTE: You can skip this section if you've installed Passenger via a native Linux
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+package, because no compilation is necessary.
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+
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 If your system has multiple Apache installations (this is likely the case on
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 MacOS X), then you will need to tell the Passenger installer which one to use.
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 If you only have one Apache installation (the case on most Linux systems), then
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@@ -90,6 +94,9 @@ be located in the `sbin` folder instead of the `bin` folder.
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 [[specifying_ruby_installation]]
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 ==== Specifying the correct Ruby installation ====
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+NOTE: You can skip this section if you've installed Passenger via a native Linux
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+package, because no compilation is necessary.
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+
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 If your system has multiple Ruby installations (this is likely the case on
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 MacOS X), then you will need to tell the Passenger installer which one to use.
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 If you only have one Ruby installation (the case on most Linux systems), then
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 Please follow the instructions given by the installer.
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+==== Installing via a native Linux package ====
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+Please install the native Linux package, e.g.:
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+------------------------------------------------------
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+gdebi passenger_x.x.x-i386.deb
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+------------------------------------------------------
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+
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+Next, you'll need to configure Apache. Run the "installer", as it will tell you
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+the correct configuration options for Apache:
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+------------------------------------------------------
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+passenger-install-apache2-module
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+------------------------------------------------------
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+
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+NOTE: The installer doesn't actually install anything because it will automatically
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+detect that Passenger has already been installed. The only thing the installer
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+will do in this case, is showing the correct Apache configurations.
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+
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 ==== Installing via the source tarball ====
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 Extract the tarball to whatever location you prefer. The Passenger files