Although Pion is not currently built for Debian, you can use our Ubuntu 10.04 builds on Debian Squeeze (version 6) with a few minor modifications.

• Install Dependencies
  From a command prompt, run:
  
  apt-get install zlib1g libssl0.9.8 libxml2 libbz2-1.0 libpcap0.8 python3.1 libyajl-dev bzip2
  
  
  
• Install Pion
  Uncompress the distribution file to create your Pion directory:
  

  tar xvfj <Pion Download File>

  
  
• Download and install additional libraries
  Download and uncompress one of the following bundles into your Pion directory:
  
  • Additional libraries for Debian Squeeze 32-bit
  • Additional libraries for Debian Squeeze 64-bit

  cd <Pion Installation Directory>
tar xvfj <Library Bundle File>

  
  
• Start Server
  From a command prompt, run:
  
  sudo ./start_pion.sh -D
  
• Load interface

  Open your favorite (Firefox, IE7 or Safari) browser and point it to http://localhost:8888

• Login to Pion
  The default username and password are both "pion"
• Select Edition
  You will need a valid license key to try out Pion Enterprise or Pion Replay.
  If you provided an email address, you should be receiving an email with your trial license key soon.
  Please contact us if you do not receive this email soon.
• Installation Wizard
  The Pion Installation Wizard will ask a series of questions to complete your installation.