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= Sage Download And Installation Guide = = Quick Download and Install Guide =
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Not sure what to download? This short guide should get you started. A [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/DownloadGuide|longer version]] of this guide is also available.
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 1. Determine your CPU type. (32bit or [[http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/64bit.html|64bit]])  1. Determine your CPU type. (32-bit, [[http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/64bit.html|64-bit]] or "atom" for Linux and Intel or PowerPC for MacOS)
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 1. Do you want source or binary distribution?
     Usually (even if you want to do development) you will be satisfied with a precompiled version of Sage (binary release).
     The source distribution is only needed if you want to see the sources of the Sage packages, also known as [[spkg|SPKGs]].		  1. Do you want a source or binary distribution? Even if you want to do development, a precompiled version of Sage (binary release) can be used for that purpose. The source distribution is mostly needed if you want to see the sources of the Sage packages, also known as [[spkg|SPKGs]].
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 1. Follow the [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/installation/binary.html|binary Installation Guide]] to actually install Sage.  1. Follow the [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/installation/binary.html|binary installation guide]] to actually install a pre-compiled version of Sage. The [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/installation/source.html|source installation guide]] contains more detailed information on compiling Sage from source.
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== Metalink ==
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== Trouble shooting == [[http://www.metalinker.org/|[Metalinks]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink|Wikipedia]]) are XML files that contain multiple download sources and various checksums. Use it, if you want to make sure that your download works properly, automatically selects a good mirror, does not break due to a download server failure, want to pause and resume later or check'n'repair a broken file.
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 1. If no binary version is available for you system, download the source version. Note that Sage does not compile on every system. There are various Clients supporting this:
 * Cross-Platform: [[http://www.downthemall.net/|Download Them All Firefox Extension]], [[http://jdownloader.org/|JDownloader (Java App)]]
 * Windows: [[http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/|Free Download Manager]], [[http://www.getright.com/|GetRight]], [[http://www.orbitdownloader.com/|Orbit]], ...
 * Linux: sudo apt-get install aria2 (commandline client), KGet (KDE)
 * MacOSX: [[http://www.yazsoft.com/|Speed Download]]
 * ... [[http://www.metalinker.org/samples.html|and many more]]
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 1. (((rhx: That should go to the trouble shooting section of the [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/installation/|Installation Guide]] or (even better) the error message related to sage-flags.txt should change.))) You might run into the [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/53ae33d0324d44|following issue]] with a binary release due to different features of your system and the system on which Sage was compiled. == Troubleshooting ==

 1. If no binary version is available for your system, download the source version. Note that Sage compiles on a wide variety of systems, but does not compile on every system.

 1. (((rhx: That should go to the troubleshooting section of the [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/installation/|Installation Guide]] or (even better) the error message related to sage-flags.txt should change.))) You might run into the [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/53ae33d0324d44|following issue]] with a binary release due to different features of your system and the system on which Sage was compiled.

Quick Download and Install Guide

Not sure what to download? This short guide should get you started. A longer version of this guide is also available.

  1. Determine your operating system. (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, etc.)

  2. Determine your CPU type. (32-bit, 64-bit or "atom" for Linux and Intel or PowerPC for MacOS)

  3. Do you want a source or binary distribution? Even if you want to do development, a precompiled version of Sage (binary release) can be used for that purpose. The source distribution is mostly needed if you want to see the sources of the Sage packages, also known as SPKGs.

  4. If available, choose the appropriate binary version from one of the download mirrors.

  5. Follow the binary installation guide to actually install a pre-compiled version of Sage. The source installation guide contains more detailed information on compiling Sage from source.

[Metalinks (Wikipedia) are XML files that contain multiple download sources and various checksums. Use it, if you want to make sure that your download works properly, automatically selects a good mirror, does not break due to a download server failure, want to pause and resume later or check'n'repair a broken file.

There are various Clients supporting this:

Troubleshooting

  1. If no binary version is available for your system, download the source version. Note that Sage compiles on a wide variety of systems, but does not compile on every system.

  2. (((rhx: That should go to the troubleshooting section of the Installation Guide or (even better) the error message related to sage-flags.txt should change.))) You might run into the following issue with a binary release due to different features of your system and the system on which Sage was compiled.

  3. Ask for help on the sage-support mailing list.

DownloadAndInstallationGuide (last edited 2022-04-28 19:04:21 by mkoeppe)