====== Installation ======

This page explains how to install DesignSPHysics in Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux.

===== Requirements =====

For installing you will need:

  * FreeCAD 0.16 or higher: You can download it [[http://www.freecadweb.org/ | in the FreeCAD official webpage]].
  * Microsoft Windows XP or higher or a GNU/Linux distribution
  * And, of course, the DesignSPHysics installer. You can find it in [[http://design.sphysics.org/ | the official website]].

===== Installing on Microsoft Windows =====
To install DesignSPHysics on Windows you need to unzip the installation files (download them [[http://design.sphysics.org/ | here]]) in any folder. 

You should see 2 items, an 'installer.exe' file and a 'resource' folder. Just execute 'installer.exe' and you should see something like this:

{{ :installer-010a.png?400 |}}

Just click the Install button and, if everything went fine, you should see a installation complete dialog.

That's it! DesignSPHysics is already installed. Just open FreeCAD and load the macro, and you're ready to go. Check the [[featreference|Feature Reference]] page to use the software.

===== Installing on GNU/Linux =====
To install DesignSPHysics on GNU/Linux you need to unzip the installation files (download them [[http://design.sphysics.org/ | here]]) in any folder. 

You should see 2 items, an 'installer' file and a 'resource' folder.

For security reasons is very probable that your GNU/Linux distribution does not give execution permission by default in executables, so open a terminal in the extracted folder and run: ''chmod +x installer''

Now, just execute 'installer' and you should see something like this:

{{ :installer-linux-010a.png?400 |}}

Just click the Install button and, if everything went fine, you should see a installation complete dialog.

That's it! DesignSPHysics is already installed. Just open FreeCAD and load the macro, and you're ready to go. Check the [[featreference|Feature Reference]] page to use the software.