Crux Installation Instructions

This page will walk you through the steps of installing crux on your computer. Seperate sections describe the installation for Linux, OS X, and Windows. You have the choice of installing precompiled binaries or building Crux from the source code. The compiled binaries offer the easiest installation option.

Linux

Note: when typing the commands shown in these instructions do not type the leading $ before each command; it indicates the prompt. These instructions will refer to your home directory as $HOME. You can type $HOME in the commands or you can use the fully qualified path to your home directory which may be something like /home/yourname/. Note that you can find out the location of your home directory by logging in and typing pwd or echo $HOME.

Installing Pre-compiled Crux Binaries on Linux

Building Crux From Source on Linux

OS X

Crux requires OS X Yosemite.

Note: when typing the commands shown in these instructions do not type the leading $ before each command; it indicates the prompt. These instructions will refer to your home directory as $HOME. You can type $HOME in the commands or you can use the fully qualified path to your home directory which may be something like /home/yourname/. Note that you can find out the location of your home directory by logging in and typing pwd or echo $HOME.

To install and use crux on OS X you'll need to be familiar with the Terminal application.

Installing Pre-compiled Crux Binaries on OS X

Building Crux From Source on OS X

Setting the PATH on Linux and OS X

Windows

Installing Pre-compiled Crux Binaries on Windows

Building Crux From Source on Windows

Setting the PATH on Windows


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