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+:mod:`mozinstall` --- Install and uninstall Gecko-based applications
+====================================================================
+
+mozinstall is a small python module with several convenience methods
+useful for installing and uninstalling a gecko-based application
+(e.g. Firefox) on the desktop.
+
+Simple example
+--------------
+
+::
+
+ import mozinstall
+ import tempfile
+
+ tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+ firefox_dmg = 'firefox-38.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg'
+ install_folder = mozinstall.install(src=firefox_dmg, dest=tempdir)
+ binary = mozinstall.get_binary(install_folder, 'Firefox')
+ # from here you can execute the binary directly
+ # ...
+ mozinstall.uninstall(install_folder)
+
+API Documentation
+-----------------
+
+.. automodule:: mozinstall
+ :members: is_installer, install, get_binary, uninstall,
+ InstallError, InvalidBinary, InvalidSource