Backport PR #5837: pass on install docs

there were many False statements, and no-longer appropriate recommendations to use easy_install.

docs/source/install/install.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 b' the quickest way to get up and running with IPython is:'
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ easy_install ipython[all]
+    $ pip install ipython[all]
 
 This will download and install IPython and its main optional dependencies:
 
@@ -32,16 +32,6 b" To run IPython's test suite, use the :command:`iptest` command:"
 
     $ iptest
 
-.. note::
-
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-        $ pip install ipython[all]
-    
-    will also work in many cases, but it will ignore the binary eggs
-    of packages such as pyzmq and readline,
-    which may be required for some users on Windows or OS X.
-
 
 Overview
 ========
@@ -58,11 +48,10 b' install all of its dependencies.'
 
 Please let us know if you have problems installing IPython or any of its dependencies.
 
-IPython and most dependencies can be installed via :command:`easy_install`,
-provided by the :mod:`setuptools` package, or :command:`pip`.
-In many scenarios, this is the most simplest method of installing Python packages.
-More information about :mod:`setuptools` can be found on
-`its PyPI page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`__.
+IPython and most dependencies can be installed via :command:`pip`.
+In many scenarios, this is the simplest method of installing Python packages.
+More information about :mod:`pip` can be found on
+`its PyPI page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip>`__.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -83,15 +72,15 b' with no external dependencies. However, some Python distributions'
 module.  The IPython shell will work without :mod:`readline`, but will lack
 many features that users depend on, such as tab completion and command line
 editing.  If you install IPython with :mod:`setuptools`, (e.g. with
-`easy_install`), then the appropriate :mod:`readline` for your platform will be
+`pip`), then the appropriate :mod:`readline` for your platform will be
 installed.  See below for details of how to make sure you have a working
 :mod:`readline`.
 
-Installation using easy_install or pip
---------------------------------------
+Installation using pip
+----------------------
 
 If you have :mod:`setuptools` or :mod:`pip`, the easiest way of getting IPython is
-to simply use :command:`easy_install` or :command:`pip`:
+to simply use :command:`pip`:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -99,17 +88,11 b' to simply use :command:`easy_install` or :command:`pip`:'
 
 That's it.
 
-.. note::
-
-    Many prefer :command:`pip` to :command:`easy_install`, but it ignores eggs (binary Python packages).
-    This mainly affects pyzmq and readline, which are compiled packages and provide
-    binary eggs.  If you use :command:`pip` to install these packages,
-    it will always compile from source, which may not succeed.
 
 Installation from source
 ------------------------
 
-If you don't want to use :command:`easy_install`, or don't have it installed,
+If you don't want to use :command:`pip`, or don't have it installed,
 just grab the latest stable build of IPython from `here
 <http://ipython.org/download.html>`_.  Then do the following:
 
@@ -133,7 +116,7 b' Windows, the installation procedure is:'
 1. Install `setuptools <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_.
 
 2. Install `pyreadline <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyreadline>`_.  You can use
-   the command ``easy_install pyreadline`` from a terminal, or the binary
+   the command ``pip install pyreadline`` from a terminal, or the binary
    installer appropriate for your platform from the PyPI page.
 
 3. Install IPython itself, which you can download from `PyPI
@@ -227,33 +210,34 b' PyReadline is you use the binary installer available `here'
 <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyreadline>`__.
 
 On OSX, if you are using the built-in Python shipped by Apple, you will be
-missing a full readline implementation as Apple ships instead a library called
+missing a proper readline implementation as Apple ships instead a library called
 ``libedit`` that provides only some of readline's functionality.  While you may
 find libedit sufficient, we have occasional reports of bugs with it and several
 developers who use OS X as their main environment consider libedit unacceptable
 for productive, regular use with IPython.
 
-Therefore, we *strongly* recommend that on OS X you get the full
-:mod:`readline` module.  We will *not* consider completion/history problems to
-be bugs for IPython if you are using libedit.
+Therefore, IPython on OS X depends on the :mod:`gnureadline` module.
+We will *not* consider completion/history problems to be bugs for IPython if you are using libedit.
 
-To get a working :mod:`readline` module, just do (with :mod:`setuptools`
+To get a working :mod:`readline` module on OS X, just do (with :mod:`pip`
 installed):
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ easy_install readline
+    $ pip install gnureadline
 
 .. note::
 
-    Other Python distributions on OS X (such as fink, MacPorts and the official
-    python.org binaries) already have readline installed so you likely don't
-    have to do this step.
+    Other Python distributions on OS X (such as Anaconda, fink, MacPorts)
+    already have proper readline so you likely don't have to do this step.
 
 When IPython is installed with :mod:`setuptools`, (e.g. using the
-``easy_install`` command), readline is added as a dependency on OS X, and
-PyReadline on Windows, and will be installed on your system.  However, if you
-do not use setuptools, you may have to install one of these packages yourself.
+``pip`` command), the correct readline should be installed if you specify the `terminal`
+optional dependencies:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ pip install ipython[terminal]
 
 
 nose
@@ -261,7 +245,7 b' nose'
 
 To run the IPython test suite you will need the :mod:`nose` package.  Nose
 provides a great way of sniffing out and running all of the IPython tests.  The
-simplest way of getting nose is to use :command:`easy_install` or :command:`pip`:
+simplest way of getting nose is to use :command:`pip`:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -295,7 +279,7 b' On a Unix style platform (including OS X), if you want to use'
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ easy_install ipython[zmq]    # will include pyzmq
+    $ pip install ipython[zmq]    # will include pyzmq
 
 Security in IPython.parallel is provided by SSH tunnels.  By default, Linux
 and OSX clients will use the shell ssh command, but on Windows, we also
@@ -309,11 +293,11 b' pyzmq'
 
 IPython 0.11 introduced some new functionality, including a two-process
 execution model using ZeroMQ_ for communication. The Python bindings to ZeroMQ
-are found in the PyZMQ_ project, which is easy_install-able once you have
-ZeroMQ installed.  If you are on Python 2.6 or 2.7 on OSX, or 2.7 on Windows,
-pyzmq has eggs that include ZeroMQ itself.
+are found in the PyZMQ_ project, which is pip install-able.
+If you are on Python 2.7, 3.3, or 3.4 on OSX or Windows,
+pyzmq has eggs and wheels that include ZeroMQ itself.
 
-IPython.kernel.zmq depends on pyzmq >= 2.1.4.
+IPython.kernel.zmq depends on pyzmq >= 2.2.
 
 Dependencies for the IPython QT console
 =======================================
@@ -337,7 +321,7 b' pygments'
 --------
 
 The syntax-highlighting in ``ipython qtconsole`` is done with the pygments_
-project, which is easy_install-able.
+project, which is pip install-able.
 
 .. _installnotebook:
 
@@ -397,7 +381,7 b' of :mod:`IPython.external.mathjax`'
 Browser Compatibility
 ---------------------
 
-The IPython notebook is officially supported on the following browers:
+The IPython notebook is officially supported on the following browsers:
 
 * Chrome ≥ 13
 * Safari ≥ 5