Go to the folder where you want to install applicake $ cd /install_dir/

make applicake available to your python environment by adding the root folder to your pytonpath $ vim ~/.bashrc export PYTHONPATH=/install_dir/applicake-master/applicake/:/install_dir/applicake-master/appliapps/:$PYTHONPATH

for testing sucessful install try $ /install_dir/applicake-master/executables/ruffus/echoWF.py

for testing sucessful install try python.exe .\appliapps\examples\cp.py --FILE "test"

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On ubuntu you also need to install:

apt-get install libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev python-dev