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@@ -126,4 +126,15 @@ Do i need to install git first? Which git -- the git-core? Ubuntu's instructions
 
 It seems I will have to install the ikiwiki from the tar.gz file. I have downloaded it, but do I need to install CPAN or CPAN++ first? That doesn't sound right. I am totally confused already. Does anyone have some install documents pitched to someone as ignorant as I am? -- [[WillDioneda]]
 
+> Ubuntu includes ikiwiki (in universe, I assume), so you should just be
+> able to use apt or synaptic to install the package, as documented on the
+> [[download]] page. Install git-core also to get git.
+> 
+> You do not need to use git-init if you use ikiwiki-makrepo. --[[Joey]]
+
+
+Thanks for your response. You're right. Ubuntu does have ikiwiki, except that it is an older version. I tried installing it; saw some error messages from the install, and decided against it. Plus the documentation here in ikiwiki.info seems slightly different. I made an executive/beginner decision: to go for the latest tarball. And found myself in deep water, ...
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+Anyway, I think I might be able to install it from the tarball I downloaded. I've been reading the discussions, had a look at your screencasts, etc. I will give it another bash. -- [[WillDioneda]]
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