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--- takin:help:install [2017/08/22 15:44] – [Windows subsystem for Linux] pcermak
+++ takin:help:install [2025/08/13 15:04] (current) – Christian Trageser
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-====== Installation of the Takin ======
+====== Installation of Takin ======
 {{ :takin:install2.svg?nolink&120}}
-Takin is developed under Linux and newest version can be always compiled directly from [[https://forge.frm2.tum.de/cgit/cgit.cgi/frm2/mira/tastools.git/|repository]]. Time to time, we compile [[https://forge.frm2.tum.de/public/takin/|prepared packages]] for Ubuntu, RedHat, macOS and Windows.
+//Takin// is developed under Linux and the newest version can be always compiled directly from [[https://github.com/ILLGrenoble/takin|this Github repository]] (previously:
+[[https://github.com/ILLGrenoble/takin/wiki/History|multiple repositories have been used]]). From time to time, we compile [[https://forge.frm2.tum.de/public/takin/|prepared packages]] for Ubuntu, RedHat, macOS and Windows.
-There is not yet installer of Takin for MAC and Windows. Compiled version can run standalone without any installation.
+There is not yet an installer of Takin for Mac and Windows. Compiled versions can run standalone without any installation.
+===== macOS =====
+    - [[takin:download|Download latest Mac version]].
+    - Use control-click on downloaded file and select "open" (because app is currently unsigned)
+    - The Mac version contains all features from Linux version.
+===== Ubuntu =====
+  - [[takin:download|Download latest Ubuntu version]].
+  - Install the package (replacing <takin.deb> with the name of the downloaded file; note the "./" in front of the file name): <code>apt-get install --fix-broken ./<takin.deb></code>
-===== Windows =====
+===== Windows (experimental) =====
     - [[takin:download|Download latest windows version]]
     - Unpack downloaded file. We recommend to use open source utility [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7-Zip]].
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     - Native Windows version is not able to run Python/Julia scripts, so convolution fitting is very simplified. In order to use all Takin features on Windows, we recommend using Ubuntu version under Windows 10. See below.
-====  Windows subsystem for Linux ====
+=====  Windows subsystem for Linux (preferred for Windows) =====
   * **Instalation**
     - Users of Windows 10 can run native version of Takin under Linux subsystem.
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     - Run Bash (Start --> Bash on Ubuntu on Windows)
     - Check, if you have version 16 of Ubuntu <code>lsb_release -a</code>If not, you need to upgrade your linux by running ''sudo do-release-upgrade''
+    - Perform a system update ''sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade''
     - Install Xming, we recommend to use Setup wizard ([[https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/|official page]])
-    - Download latest Ubuntu package <code>wget https://forge.frm2.tum.de/public/takin/debian/i386/takin-ver153-ubuntu-xenial.deb</code>
+    - [[takin:download|Download latest Ubuntu version]].
-    - Install the package <code>dpkg -i takin-ver153-ubuntu-xenial.deb</code>
+    - Install the package (replacing <takin.deb> with the name of the downloaded file): <code>dpkg -i <takin.deb></code>
   * **Run takin**
     - Start Xming
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     - Alternatively you can create a shortcut to ''bash -c "DISPLAY=:0 takin"'' and use [[http://wiki.mlz-garching.de/_media/takin:takin.ico|TAKIN icon]] for it.
-===== macOS =====
-    - [[takin:download|Download latest mac version]]
-    - Use ⌘-click on downloaded file and select "open" (because app is currently unsigned)
-    - MAC version contains all features from Linux version.
-===== Debian (Xenial and higher) =====
-  - Download latest Debian package: <code>wget https://forge.frm2.tum.de/public/takin/debian/i386/takin-ver153-ubuntu-xenial.deb</code>
-  - Install it: <code>dpkg -i takin-ver153-ubuntu-xenial.deb</code>

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