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Several different methods to install gEDA exist. Select your installation method depending upon your Linux distribution and your level of expertise. If one install method doesn’t work for you, please try a different one. Consult the gEDA wiki for further download/install tips. Also, if this is your first time installing gEDA, please read the following:

• gEDA is a set of GNU/Linux or Unix-native programs. There is no supported Windows version. However, since most programs are based on the cross-platform GTK+ libraries, it is theoretically possible to build a Windows version. Therefore, if you want a Windows version, please feel free to grab the sources and try to build one yourself.

• The gEDA programs use the GTK+ GUI toolkit. If you are running KDE, you should have no problem building and installing them as long as the GTK+ libraries and headers are installed on your system.

• gEDA/gaf, as well as the gEDA-allied programs have certain dependencies. These are libraries and other programs which must be present on your system to build and run gEDA successfully. When trying to install gEDA, you may find that you need to install other, seemingly unrelated programs first. This is part of the normal process of installing GNU/Linux or Unix software. Note that the installation methods presented above provide you with different approaches to handling the dependency issue. (Also, gEDA/gaf has a very light dependency footprint. However, other gEDA-allied programs may have more dependencies.) If you find you are missing dependencies during the installation process don’t despair! Overcoming any dependency issue is a simple matter of installing the required program or library.