with the newest busdevice library, it now works on Linux!
To use in CircuitPython, simply install the [Adafruit CircuitPython bundle](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle).
To use in CPython, `pip install adafruit-circuitpython-mma8451`.
Read the [docs](http://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/projects/mma8451/en/latest/) for info on how to use it.