首先，让我们来看一下Zope 3.1.0b1的系统要求。它要求Python 2.3.5或以上版本支持，并要安装有python-dev，该软件包提供编译Python模块所需的静态库、头文件和distutils工具。Debian默认是没有安装该软件包的，用apt-get install python-dev安装即可。如果没有python-dev软件包，在编译Zope 3时会出错，出错信息如下：

error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Mak efile (No such file or directory)
make: *** [build] 错误 1

我下载的打包源码文件名为Zope-3.1.0b1.tgz，用以下命令安装：

debian:~/inst# tar zxvf Zope-3.1.0b1.tgz
debian:~/inst# cd Zope-3.1.0b1
debian:~/inst/Zope-3.1.0b1# ./configure       

Configuring Zope 3 installation

Testing for an acceptable Python interpreter...

Python version 2.3.5 found at /usr/bin/python

The optimum Python version (2.3.5) was found at /usr/bin/python.
debian:~/inst/Zope-3.1.0b1# make
/usr/bin/python install.py -q build
debian:~/inst/Zope-3.1.0b1# make test      #测试会出错，但也可安装
/usr/bin/python install.py -q build
/usr/bin/python test.py -v
Running UNIT tests at level 1
Running UNIT tests from /root/inst/Zope-3.1.0b1/build/lib.linux-i686-2.3
...............................................................................
debian:~/inst/Zope-3.1.0b1# make install           #默认安装到/usr/local/Zope-<version>目录
/usr/bin/python install.py -q build
/usr/bin/python install.py -q install --skip-build --home "/usr/local/Zope-3.1.0b1"

安装完成后，就要创建Zope实例。

debian:/usr/local/Zope-3.1.0b1/bin# ./mkzopeinstance
Please choose a directory in which you'd like to install Zope
'instance home' files such as database files, configuration files,
etc.

Directory: /var/lib/zope3.1.0b1                            #输入实例的路径

Please choose a username for the initial administrator account.
This is required to allow Zope's management interface to be used.

Username: admin                                            #创建管理员

Please provide a password for the initial administrator account.

Password:                                                  #设置管理员密码
Verify password:
debian:/usr/local/Zope-3.1.0b1/bin# ./runzope&
------
2005-06-21T00:29:03 WARNING ZODB.FileStorage Ignoring index for /var/lib/zope3.1.0b1/var/Data.fs
------
2005-06-21T00:29:03 INFO PublisherHTTPServer zope.server.http (HTTP) started.
        Hostname: debian
        Port: 8080
------
2005-06-21T00:29:03 INFO PublisherFTPServer zope.server.ftp started.
        Hostname: debian
        Port: 8021
------
2005-06-21T00:29:03 INFO root Startup time: 17.049 sec real, 16.400 sec CPU

用浏览器访问http://localhost:8080/即可进入Zope 3，用刚才创建实例时设置的用户和密码即可以管理员身份登录ZMI。