How to install PySerial on Intel Galileo

How to manually install PySerial on Intel Galileo Arduino, without pip, easy install or another script

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# Use a web browser to download the file:
# http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/x86_generic/packages/pyserial_2.4-1_x86.ipk

# In a Host (Mac/Windows/Linux) Bash shell:
cd {to the directory where you downloaded the *.ipk file}
tar xvfz pyserial_2.4-1_x86.ipk
tar xvfz data.tar.gz
cd ./usr/lib/python2.6/site-

packages/
tar -czf serial.tar.gz serial

# Copy the focused *.gz to the Galileo
scp serial.tar.gz root@{Your Galileo IP Address}:/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

# Log into the Galileo using SSH
ssh root@{Your Galileo IP Address}
cd /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
tar xvf serial.tar.gz

######################
# Test Installation on the Galileo
######################

# Launch Python
python

# Load the Serial libary
import serial