drop Python 2.6 (.travis.yml, doc, setup.py)

[tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs.git] / docs / quickstart.rst

diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
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@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ Install Python
 --------------
 
 Check if you already have an adequate version of Python installed by running
-``python -V``. Python v2.6 (v2.6.6 or greater recommended) or Python v2.7
-will work. Python v3 does not work. On Windows, we recommend the use of
-native Python v2.7, not Cygwin Python. If you don't have one of these
-versions of Python installed, `download`_ and install the latest version of
-Python v2.7. Make sure that the path to the installation directory has no
-spaces in it (e.g. on Windows, do not install Python in the "Program Files"
-directory).
+``python -V``. The latest version of Python v2.7 is recommended. Python v2.6.x
+is no longer officially supported, but might still work. Python v3 does not
+work. On Windows, we recommend the use of native Python v2.7, not Cygwin
+Python. If you don't have one of these versions of Python installed,
+`download`_ and install the latest version of Python v2.7. Make sure that the
+path to the installation directory has no spaces in it (e.g. on Windows, do not
+install Python in the "Program Files" directory).
 
 .. _download: https://www.python.org/downloads/
 
 Get Tahoe-LAFS
 --------------
 
-Download the latest stable release, `Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.1`_.
+Download the latest stable release, `Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.2`_.
 
-.. _Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.1: https://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.10.1.zip
+.. _Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.2: https://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.10.2.zip
 
 Set Up Tahoe-LAFS
 -----------------
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ On Windows, the ``build`` step might tell you to open a new Command Prompt
 (or, on XP and earlier, to log out and back in again). This is needed the
 first time you set up Tahoe-LAFS on a particular installation of Windows.
 
+If you see an error like ``fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory``
+while compiling the dependencies, you need the Python development headers. If
+you are on a Debian or Ubuntu system, you can install them with ``sudo
+apt-get install python-dev``. On RedHat/Fedora, install ``python-devel``.
+
 Run "``bin/tahoe --version``" (on Windows, "``bin\tahoe --version``") to
 verify that the executable tool prints out the right version number after
 "``allmydata-tahoe:``".