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<chapter id="installing">

<title>Installing &MiKTeX;</title>

<section id="installwin">

<title>&Windows;</title>
  
<para>You use the &BasicMiKTeXInstaller; to install &MiKTeX; on your
&Windows; computer Please read the <ulink
url="&hqbaseurl;howto/install-miktex">installation
tutorial</ulink>, for step-by-step guidance.</para>

<para>The installer is available on the <ulink
url="&hqbaseurl;download">download page</ulink>.</para>

</section>

<section id="installmac">

<title>&macOS;</title>

<para>&MiKTeX; for &macOS; is distributed as a disk image
(<filename>.dmg</filename>) file.  To set up &MiKTeX;, download and
open the disk image. Then drag the &MiKTeX; icon onto the Applications
folder. Please read the <ulink
url="&hqbaseurl;howto/install-miktex-mac">installation
tutorial</ulink>, for step-by-step guidance.</para>

<para>The disk image is available on the <ulink
url="&hqbaseurl;download">download page</ulink>.</para>

</section>

<section id="installunx">

<title>&Linux;</title>

<para>&MiKTeX; is available for selected &Linux; distributions.</para>

<para>Installing &MiKTeX; on &Linux; involves these steps:</para>

<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Register the &GPG; key with which &MiKTeX;
installation packages and metadata is signed.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Register the installation source which contains the
&MiKTeX; installation package. The installation source depends on the
&Linux; distribution version.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Use the package management system to install
&MiKTeX;.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>Please read the <ulink
url="&hqbaseurl;howto/install-miktex-unx">installation
tutorial</ulink>, for step-by-step guidance.</para>

</section>

</chapter>
