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[Doc] Add installation instructions for Ubuntu PPA

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**How do I install Cantera on Linux?**
Download the source code (e.g. ``cantera-2.1.1.tar.gz``) from `SourceForge
For Ubuntu, packages for the current stable version of Cantera are available
in a PPA. See :ref:`Ubuntu Installation <sec-install-ubuntu>` for details.
For other Linux distributions, download the source code (e.g.
``cantera-2.1.1.tar.gz``) from `SourceForge
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/cantera/files/cantera/>`_ and follow the
instructions in the :ref:`sec-compiling`.

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e.g.::
brew install cantera --devel --with-matlab=/Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/
.. _sec-install-ubuntu:
Ubuntu
======
Ubuntu packages are provided for recent versions of Ubuntu using a Personal
Package Archive (PPA). As of Cantera 2.1.2, packages are available for Ubuntu
12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). To see which
Ubuntu releases and Cantera versions are currently available, visit
https://launchpad.net/~speth/+archive/ubuntu/cantera
The available packages are:
- ``cantera-python`` - The Cantera Python module for Python 2. For Ubuntu 12.04,
this is the "legacy" Python module. For Ubuntu 14.04 and newer, this is the
"new" Python module.
- ``cantera-python3`` - The Cantera Python module for Python 3. Only available
for Ubuntu 14.04 and newer.
- ``cantera-dev`` - Libraries and header files for compiling your own C++ and
Fortran 90 programs that use Cantera.
To add the Cantera PPA::
sudo aptitude install python-software-properties
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:speth/cantera
sudo aptitude update
To install all of the Cantera packages::
sudo aptitude install cantera-python cantera-python3 cantera-dev
or install whichever subset you need by adjusting the above command.