# Quick Installation Guide

Choose your preferred installation method:

## 🚀 Easiest: Automated Script

```bash
./install.sh
```

Select option 3 (Everything) when prompted.

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## 📦 Fedora (RPM Package)

### Create and Install Package

```bash
# Create source tarball
cd ..
tar czf pyphotoalbum-0.1.0.tar.gz pyPhotoAlbum/ --exclude=.git --exclude=venv --exclude=__pycache__
mv pyphotoalbum-0.1.0.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
cd pyPhotoAlbum

# Build RPM
rpmbuild -ba pyphotoalbum.spec

# Install
sudo dnf install ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/pyphotoalbum-0.1.0-1.*.noarch.rpm
```

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## 📦 Arch/CachyOS (Pacman Package)

### Create and Install Package

```bash
# Create source tarball
cd ..
tar czf pyphotoalbum-0.1.0.tar.gz pyPhotoAlbum/ --exclude=.git --exclude=venv --exclude=__pycache__
mv pyphotoalbum-0.1.0.tar.gz pyPhotoAlbum/
cd pyPhotoAlbum

# Build and install
makepkg -si
```

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## 🔧 Manual Installation

### Quick Commands

**Fedora:**
```bash
sudo dnf install python3-qt6 python3-pyopengl python3-numpy python3-pillow python3-reportlab python3-lxml
pip install --user .
```

**Arch/CachyOS:**
```bash
sudo pacman -S python-pyqt6 python-pyopengl python-numpy python-pillow python-reportlab python-lxml
pip install --user .
```

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## ▶️ Running the Application

After installation:

```bash
pyphotoalbum
```

Or find "pyPhotoAlbum" in your application menu.

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## 🆘 Troubleshooting

**Command not found?**
```bash
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```

For more details, see [INSTALLATION.md](INSTALLATION.md)