These days (since 3.1 or 3.2 if I remember correctly), Plone is distributed as a set of Python packages. With 4.0, Zope is also in the form of Python packages. We use zc.buildout as a configuration control mechanism to assemble all the parts.
By far the easiest way to get a start on that is to download and use the Unified Installer (from plone.org/products/plone). Note that if you've already got Python 2.6.x, you may use its --with-python option to avoid installing another. Alternatively, use the pip or easy_install to install the zopeskel package. Then use the zopeskel utility to create a skeleton configuration. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Zoglarfy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Okay, this is a ridiculously inane question, but where can I find the Plone > tarball (both for the current and past versions of Plone)? As a learning > experience, I'm trying to install Plone by manually creating a Zope > instance, and installing Plone from there. All the documentation I've read > now says to extract the Plone tarball into the instance directory folder, > and it should add a few things into the Products subfolder, such as > CMFPlone > and ATContentTypes. So far, I haven't been able to find a single Plone > tarball that contains these products. > > Could someone point me in the right (and probably obvious) direction? > > Thanks! > -- > View this message in context: > http://plone.293351.n2.nabble.com/Plone-tarball-tp5546789p5546789.html > Sent from the Installation, Setup, Upgrades mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Setup mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/setup >
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