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 * [Functional overview](doc/intro_func.md)
 * [Technical overview](doc/intro_tech.md)
 
-The software requirements are:
-
-* a modern systemd-based Linux operating system (eg. [Archlinux](https://archlinux.org/)- or [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/)-based distributions);
-* python, at least version 3.1 (or [more, depending on the modules](doc/intro_tech.md) being used);
-* [python-systemd](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/python-systemd/journal.html);
-* [nftables](http://wiki.nftables.org/) _if_ IP address bans are to be managed;
-* a sendmail-like program _if_ emails are wanted.
+Pyruse is [packaged for Archlinux](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pyruse/).
+For other distributions, please [read the manual installation instructions](doc/install.md).
 
 The `/etc/pyruse` directory is where system-specific files are looked-for:
 
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+# Installation
+
+The software requirements are:
+
+* a modern systemd-based Linux operating system (eg. [Archlinux](https://archlinux.org/)- or [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/)-based distributions);
+* python, at least version 3.1 (or [more, depending on the modules](doc/intro_tech.md) being used);
+* [python-systemd](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/python-systemd/journal.html);
+* [nftables](http://wiki.nftables.org/) _if_ IP address bans are to be managed;
+* a sendmail-like program _if_ emails are wanted.
+
+Besides, getting the software requires [Git](http://git-scm.com/), and packaging it requires [python-setuptools](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools).
+
+## Get and run Pyruse
+
+Getting the software is just a matter of cloning the repository with Git.
+
+It can be run without being installed:
+
+1. Create a [configuration file](conffile.md) in the root directory of the repository (where `doc`, `extra`, `pyruse`, `tests`… reside).
+
+2. Run Pyruse like this at the root directory of the repository:
+
+```bash
+$ sudo python3 -c 'from pyruse import main; main.main()'
+```
+
+## Run the tests
+
+To run the tests, enter the `tests` subdirectory, and run `python3 main.py` there.
+
+## Install and run Pyruse
+
+To install Pyruse on the system, run these commands as root, in the root directory of the repository:
+
+```bash
+# curl -o PKGBUILD 'https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/PKGBUILD?h=pyruse'
+# . PKGBUILD
+# export srcdir="$PWD/.."
+# export pkgdir=
+# package
+# rm -rf build PKGBUILD
+# systemctl daemon-reload
+```
+
+The `package` line is the one that actually alters the system. Until Pyruse is packaged for your operating system, you may want to change this line to `checkinstall package`. [Checkinstall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheckInstall) should be able to turn your Pyruse installation into a native Linux package.
+
+Then, to run Pyruse, start (and enable) `pyruse.service`.
+If you use nftables bans, you should also start (and enable) `pyruse-boot@action_nftBan.service`.