Clarify install-ola.sh replaces following the OLA build guide

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James Coleman 2026-06-03 20:23:48 -05:00
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I run this on a Raspberry Pi (a Pi Zero works) on **Raspberry Pi OS / Raspbian 13 I run this on a Raspberry Pi (a Pi Zero works) on **Raspberry Pi OS / Raspbian 13
(Trixie)**. OLA is no longer packaged for recent Debian/Raspbian releases, so it is (Trixie)**. OLA is no longer packaged for recent Debian/Raspbian releases, so it is
built from source at the `0.10.9` release tag with `install-ola.sh` (see below), built from source at the `0.10.9` release tag. Just run the included `install-ola.sh`
following the [OLA build guide](https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/). (see below) — it handles the whole build for you. The script was written based on the
[OLA build guide](https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/), so you don't need
to follow that guide yourself; it's linked only as a reference for what the script does.
DMX and MQTT are independent, optional components. Serial control of the QSE is DMX and MQTT are independent, optional components. Serial control of the QSE is
always active; you can run with DMX only, MQTT only, or both. always active; you can run with DMX only, MQTT only, or both.

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# Override the version, build location, or parallel-make jobs if needed: # Override the version, build location, or parallel-make jobs if needed:
# OLA_VERSION=0.10.9 BUILD_DIR=~/ola-build JOBS=4 bash ./install-ola.sh # OLA_VERSION=0.10.9 BUILD_DIR=~/ola-build JOBS=4 bash ./install-ola.sh
# #
# Build the OLA docs reference: https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/ # This script was written based on the official OLA build guide; you do not need
# to follow that guide as well -- running this script is enough. The guide is
# linked only as a reference for what these steps are doing:
# https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/
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