INSTALLATION

* GNS3 dependencies:

- Qt 4.3 (or higher)
- Python 2.4 (or higher)
- Sip 4.5 (or higher)
- PyQt 4.1 (or higher)

* WINDOWS users:

Download the GNS3 all-in-one for Windows on http://www.gns3.net (~8 MB)
This program will install a binary version of GNS3 as well as Dynamips, Pemu and WinPCAP.
Recommendation: Dynamips has better performances on other platforms.

* Linux users:

On Linux you just need to install a package called python-qt4 or you can compile all the dependencies manually.
A debian package is now available, until officially released with Debian/Ubuntu follow instructions
on http://gpl.code.de/oswiki/GplcodedeApt and install "gns3" package.

* MacOS X users:

Method 1.

1. Install the Apple Devs Tools (on your Mac OS X DvD or download it on ADC account).
2. Download python 2.5.1 (or higher) for MacOS X on http://www.python.org/download/ and install it.
3. Download qt-mac-opensource-4.3.4.dmg on http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/mac and install it.
4. Download SIP http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/Downloads/sip4/sip-4.7.tar.gz, compile and install it.
5. Download PyQt hhttp://www.riverbankcomputing.com/Downloads/PyQt4/GPL/PyQt-mac-gpl-4.3.tar.gz, compile and install it.
6. Start GNS3.

Method 2.
Download the DMG package, it includes two binary versions of Dynamips: one for OSX Tiger and the other for OSX Leopard.