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Document installing borgmatic with pip install --user instead of a system Python install.

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docs/how-to/develop-on-borgmatic.md
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ you're in the `borgmatic/` working copy, install tox, which is used for
setting up testing environments: setting up testing environments:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip3 install tox pip3 install --user tox
``` ```
Finally, to actually run tests, run: Finally, to actually run tests, run:

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@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ To get up and running, first [install
Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html), at Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html), at
least version 1.1. least version 1.1.
Then, run the following command to download and install borgmatic: Borgmatic consumes configurations in `/etc/borgmatic/` and `/etc/borgmatic.d/`
by default. Therefore, we show how to install borgmatic for the root user which
will have access permissions for these locations by default.
Run the following commands to download and install borgmatic:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip3 install --upgrade borgmatic sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
``` ```
This is a [recommended user site
installation](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site).
You will need to ensure that `/root/.local/bin` is available on your `$PATH` so
that the borgmatic executable is available.
Note that your pip binary may have a different name than "pip3". Make sure Note that your pip binary may have a different name than "pip3". Make sure
you're using Python 3, as borgmatic does not support Python 2. you're using Python 3, as borgmatic does not support Python 2.
### Other ways to install ### Other ways to install
Along with the above process, you have several other options for installing Along with the above process, you have several other options for installing

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ In general, all you should need to do to upgrade borgmatic is run the
following: following:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip3 install --upgrade borgmatic sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
``` ```
See below about special cases. See below about special cases.
@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ already running borgmatic with Python 3, then you can upgrade borgmatic
in-place: in-place:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip3 install --upgrade borgmatic sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
``` ```
But if you were running borgmatic with Python 2, uninstall and reinstall instead: But if you were running borgmatic with Python 2, uninstall and reinstall instead:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip uninstall borgmatic sudo pip uninstall borgmatic
sudo pip3 install borgmatic sudo pip3 install --user borgmatic
``` ```
The pip binary names for different versions of Python can differ, so the above The pip binary names for different versions of Python can differ, so the above
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ from atticmatic to borgmatic by running the following commands:
```bash ```bash
sudo pip3 uninstall atticmatic sudo pip3 uninstall atticmatic
sudo pip3 install borgmatic sudo pip3 install --user borgmatic
``` ```
That's it! borgmatic will continue using your /etc/borgmatic configuration That's it! borgmatic will continue using your /etc/borgmatic configuration