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 ==== Initial Setup ====
-(Some of these steps may not be necessary if you've already set up your computer for development.)
+* Install [http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html python-pip].
+* Install [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Python/Virtualenv virtualenv] and [https://bitbucket.org/dhellmann/virtualenvwrapper virtualenvwrapper]:
+    $ sudo pip install virtualenv
+    $ sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
+    $ echo "source `which virtualenvwrapper.sh` >> ~/.bashrc
+    $ source ~/.bashrc
-* Install [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Simple_Firefox_build#Install_build_prerequisites Mozilla build prerequisites], as well as a copy of [http://git-scm.com git].
+* Grab a copy of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Developer_Guide/Source_Code/Mercurial mozilla-central].
+* Create a new virtualenv and install mozbase into it:
+    $ cd mozilla-central/testing/mozbase
+    $ mkvirtualenv mozbase
+    $ python setup_development.py
-* (''windows-only'') Launch the 'start-l10n.bat', to get a mozilla-build environment.
+* Run the mozbase tests as a sanity check:
+    $ python test.py
-* Install [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Python/Virtualenv virtualenv], if it's not on your system already. If on Windows, be sure to do this from inside the shell launched via 'start-l10n.bat'.
 ==== Installing Mozbase ====