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+.. _installing:
+
+.. toctree::
+
+**********
+Installing
+**********
+
+The FD.io VPP configuration utility uses the `Python Package Index <https://pypi.org>`__
+or "pypi".
+
+To install FD.io vpp-config first install python pip.
+
+For Ubuntu execute:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install python-pip
+
+For Centos execute:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ sudo yum install install python-pip
+
+Then install the config utility itself.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ sudo -H pip install vpp-config