I was having some problems when i was trying to install akelos. Maybe this way to install akelos isn't better than other but i install akelos framework into my home and i don't have any problem with the instalation. my problems were the permition. So, if you want to know akelos framework, here is my way to install akelos.

OS: ubuntu + apache2 + mysql
home_dir: /home/my_user/

1 -
put your akelos directory (untar akelos-X.X.X.tar.gz) into any directory, for example:
/home/my_user/akelos_framework --> (/home/my_user/akelos_framework/akelos)

2 -
create a directory where you put a new akelos project's, for example:
/home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1

3-
create a new virtualhost for this directory (as root)
(new file on /etc/apache2/site-avalaible/akelos.project1) put this lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName akelos.project1
DocumentRoot "/home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1"
DirectoryIndex index.php

<Directory "/home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1">
AllowOverride All
Allow from All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

4-
reload and restart apache: (as root)
/etc/init.d/apache2 reload
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

5-
add this line into /etc/hosts (as root)
127.0.0.1 akelos.project1

6-
go to my_user home directory and do this:
+change to root user
+change owner to directories:
chown www-data:www-data -R /home/my_user/akelos_framework/akelos
chown www-data:www-data -R /home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1

7-
finally go to "/home/my_user/akelos_framework/akelos" and change the user "www-data" (su www-data)

+ run the script ./script/setup -d /home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1
+ configure akelos on this url: http://akelos.project1

if you want to install akelos admin then, go to "/home/my_user/akelos_framework/www/project1"

+ run this script (as "www-data" user) "./script/plugin admin install"
(see screencast)

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PD: i'm sorry for my english... i don't speak english very well. :P