
1) install the Python-related packages
	sudo apt-get install python python-dev python-support pyrex

2) now VTK
	sudo apt-get install libvtk5.2 python-vtk

3) now ODE
	- unpack ode-r1858.{tar.bz2|tar.gz|zip|7z}
	- run
		cd ode-r1858
		./autogen.sh
			if this fails, install (at least)
				libtool
				autoconf
				automake
		./configure --enable-double-precision --with-trimesh=opcode --enable-new-trimesh --enable-shared --enable-debug
		make
		sudo make install
			if you have the checkinstall program, do
				sudo checkinstall make install
4) now PyODE
	- unpack "pyode-6ef2c2a, 2010.10.13 snapshot.{tar.bz2|tar.gz|zip|7z}"
		cd pyode-6ef2c2a
		sudo python setup.py install

5) finally, ARS
	- unpack the archive
	- run
		sudo python setup.py install

6) read INSTALL for installation test, demos and documentation
