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== Installing on a Mac ==
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There are two steps needed to install on a Mac.
This page explains how to install Inkscape, either the stable or the development version. For instructions on how to compile Inkscape from the source code, see [[Compiling Inkscape]].


The latest stable version can always be found on the [https://inkscape.org/release/ Download page]. The latest development versions are available from [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commits/master GitLab].
== Installing the stable version ==
=== '''macOS''' ===
DMG files can be downloaded from the [https://inkscape.org/release/ Download page]. Click the box labelled macOS and choose Intel or arm64 architecture. Once the download is complete, installation is the same as for any other DMG.


'''1. Getting The Right Inkscape Installer:'''
See also the [https://inkscape.org/learn/faq/#mac-os-x-specific-issues section dedicated to macOS in our FAQ], and the [https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-on-mac.html readthedocs] page for installation on macOS.
=== Linux ===


You need to download the right installation file from [http://www.inkscape.org/download/ here]. Note that this page has a separate version for Panther (10.3.9 only), and Tiger (10.4.x) and above. The Panther version is PPC only, while the Tiger version is ''Universal Binary'', meaning it installs on either older PPC or newer Intel Macs. The Tiger version will also work on Leopard (10.5.x)
On most Linux systems, you can use the software installer provided with your system (look for "software" in your start menu) to install Inkscape.


Once you have the Inkscape installation package, double click on it and it will open a windows with an Inkscape icon on one side, and a shortcut to the Applications folder on the other side. You need to drag the Inkscape icon across and drop in on the Applications folder. This will copy the file to the Application folder.
Visit the [https://inkscape.org/release/ Download page] to see a list of other available options and installation methods for each available version.


To make a shortcut on your Dock, open the Applications folder, and drag the Inkscape icon to the place you want it on the dock.
==== Ubuntu or Debian ====
Probably the easiest way to install on Debian/Ubuntu is to use the <code>apt</code> command.  


Open a terminal and type:
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install inkscape


If your Ubuntu version does not have the most recent Inkscape version in its repositories (yet), the next section describes how to use the [https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/+archive/ubuntu/stable stable PPA] to get it.


'''2. Getting The Right X11 Installer:'''
==== Ubuntu (new stable versions) ====


To run Inkscape, you will also need to install X11. This is an environment that provides Unix like X-Window support for applications, including Inkscape (For more about X11 see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11 here]). A native Mac OSX version that doesn't need X11 will be available sometime in the future (see [http://www.nabble.com/attachment/14733036/1/Inkscape%20OSX%20PL.gif here] or [http://jo.irisson.free.fr/?p=34 here] for a sneak peek). But for now you need to do one of the following, depending on your OSX version.
The most recent version (slightly newer than what is available directly from Ubuntu) is available from our [https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/+archive/ubuntu/stable/ stable PPA] for Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions:


<pre>
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install inkscape
</pre>


'''''For Panther (10.3.x):'''''
==== openSUSE ====


You can download a suitable X11 from [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/x11formacosx.html Apple] or mirrored [http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/X11User_Panther.dmg here].
openSUSE includes Inkscape in the Gnome repositories. The newest version of Inkscape is in Gnome:Apps.
=== Windows ===
You can find the installer on the [http://www.inkscape.org/release/ Download page]. Normally you want to choose "64-bit architecture" and "Windows Installer Package (msi)". Installing should be an easy step-by-step (next-next-finish) process.


== Installing the development version ==
First be warned. Unstable and development mean you likely will encounter crashes, usability problems and sometimes lose data. Ctrl+S will become your friend. If you cannot take this risk, please use the stable version instead.


'''''For Tiger (10.4.x):'''''
If you are still reading, you are probably one of the brave ones who wants to be on the bleeding edge. If so, follow the steps below.


You can install X11 from your original install DVD (for help see [http://overstimulate.com/articles/2005/11/04/installing-x11-on-os-x-10-4-tiger here]). Alternately, you can download a version for PPC [http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/X11User_Tiger_PPC.dmg here], or Intel [http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/X11User_Tiger_Intel.dmg here]. These files are able to be freely re-distributed as X11 is open source.
'''Don't forget:''' Please help Inkscape by reporting bugs, encouraging developers or fixing bugs yourself. If you find bugs, make sure to include the debug information which can be found in <code>Help > About</code>.


'''Notes:'''
'''Tip:''' If you're looking for a beta release, those can be downloaded from the [https://inkscape.org/release/ Download page]. Find the "Next version preview" option in the Download tab, and proceed like you would with a stable release.
*Once installed, you should also update your X11 to version 1.1.2 [http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/x11update2006113.html here]. This requires the earlier version, so you cannot just install the update.
*A heavily improved version of X11 called [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/ XQuartz] is expected to be available for Tiger sometime around March 2008. This will bring X11 on Tiger (10.4.x) into line with Leopard (10.5.x). See [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/roadmap here] for a roadmap of that project.


=== '''macOS''' ===
See [[Installing Inkscape#Finding development versions on GitLab|Finding development versions on GitLab]] below for instructions to download the development version, then install it in the same way as the stable version.


'''''For Leopard (10.5.x):'''''
=== Linux ===
You can run an [https://appimage.org/ AppImage] of the latest development version on any Linux distribution. See [[Installing Inkscape#Finding development versions on GitLab|Finding development versions on GitLab]] below for instructions on how to download. To run, extract the zip and run the executable inside.


Leopard officially ships with a version of X11 called [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/ XQuartz] pre-installed, however this version has some problems. In January 2008, the XQuartz community released the 2.1.x update [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz here], which significantly improves X11 on Leopard. Apple may release an officially packaged version in the future.
'''Tip:''' If you don't want to trust our executable, you can run it with sandboxing using [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firejail firejail]: <code>firejail --appimage ...</code>.


'''Notes:'''
==== Ubuntu ====
*For the keen, pre-release candidates are available from [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/ here] from time to time, and information on a given release or release candidate is normally available at http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/wiki/X112.1.x (change x to suit)
Development versions (inkscape-trunk) are also available from our [https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/+archive/ubuntu/trunk trunk PPA] for Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions. Follow the commands at https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-dev/gnulinux/ubuntu/ppa/dl/ .
*The XQuartz release roadmap is available [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/roadmap here].


== Installing on Unix like systems ==
=== Windows ===


=== Using Precompiled Packages (For Normal Users) ===
=== 1. Download the latest build ===
Follow the instructions on [https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-dev/windows/ the inkscape-dev Download page] to download a 7zip file of the latest development build. Save the file (<code>inkscape-....7z</code>) to your Downloads folder.


==== Ubuntu Linux ====
==== 2. Extract the .7z archive ====
Probably the easiest way to install on Ubuntu is to use the apt command.  
Extract the archive using the [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip unpacker]: Open the Downloads folder in Explorer, right-click on the 7zip file and choose 7-Zip → Extract to "inkscape-....".


Open a terminal and type;
You will get a directory which contains several files including <code>inkscape.exe</code>.
  sudo apt-get update (enter)
  sudo apt-get install inkscape (enter)


==== Ubuntu Linux Development Versions ====
==== 3. Run inkscape ====
Run the <code>inkscape.exe</code> file by double clicking it. That's it. You can also drag files to <code>inkscape.exe</code> to have these opened.


A few people have made builds of the development version of Inkscape 0.46 as it approaches release.
==== Multiple versions for testing ====
For testing purposes it is good to be able to test multiple versions of Inkscape to find when and where some problem first appeared. For this reason you are able to store and use as many parallel versions of Inkscape as your disk has room for.
== Finding development versions on GitLab ==
Recent development builds can be found using the GitLab CI infrastructure. They do however require clicking through several pages to find:


# Visit https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commits/master.
# On the the top row of the table, click the green tick on the right. (Lower rows correspond to older versions.)
# On the next page, click the left green tick under stages, and choose the version appropriate for your platform.
# On the next page, click the Download button.


Bryce Harrington has made available some i386 builds of the early January 2008 version for ''Gutsy'' (7.10) and ''Hardy'' (8.04 - currently in development). See the relevant post on the [http://www.nabble.com/Inkscape-0.46%7Esvn-Ubuntu-.deb-snapshot-td14645864.html Inksape-user email list]. This seems to be a one-off snapshot.
This allows testing not just the latest development version but any earlier version, allowing bugs to be pinpointed to the version that introduced them.
 
 
NJH is offering nightly i386 and AMD64 builds for Gutsy and Edgy, along with supporting libraries like libcairo and libpixman. You can go to
[http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ http://ubuntu.cafuego.net] and select the link for the particular version of Ubuntu you're using. On the next page, select Inkscape, or Cairo etc, then follow the instructions on the following page.
 
 
'''Note:''' Development versions offer some nice new features, but can be somewhat unstable, so save often. Inexperienced users will also quite possibly have problems installing them.
 
==== Slackware Linux ====
Pbhj says:
 
I used the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=99112&release_id=426990 precompiled rpm] provided by Inkscape for the 0.44 release as my gcc wouldn't compile it. All you need to then do is run rpm2tgz at the command line on the package, eg "  rpm2tgz inkscape-0.44-0.i686.rpm" and then install with "installpkg inkscape-0.44-0.i686.tgz".
 
--[[User:Pbhj|Pbhj]] 13:29, 1 July 2006 (PDT)
 
=== Compiling Your Own (For The Techies) ===
 
 
NOTE: this isn't finished.  I currently have two screwed up systems from fooling with bleeding edge GTK+ stuff, I don't know how that happened. !! :) I'll get to the end over the next few days tho.  Setting up a more stable home network atm.
--
Tsingi
 
 
This was written building an InkScape snapshot on a new RedHat Linux installation.  If you find that it doesn't answer your needs exactly, please update this file when you solve your particular problem.
 
 
'''Installing libraries'''
 
If you are running a debian based system, and have something like synaptic that lists recent enough versions of the libraries below, use that.  If you want the latest libs, which you may need, especially if you are installing a snapshot or building from svn, you will want to download sources.  Generally you will get a ''foo.tar.bz2'' or ''foo.tar.gz'' or ''foo.tgz'' file that you will need to unpack and build.
 
''bz2'' files are the smallest.  Uncompress them first by typing ''bunzip2 foo.tar.gz'' then unpack the remaining tar file by typing ''tar -xvf foo.tar''
 
''foo.tar.gz'' files and ''foo.tgz'' files can be extracted in one operation by typing ''tar -xvzf foo.tar.gz''
 
Change to the directory that you just created ''foo''.  type ''./configure'' then ''make'' then, as root, ''make install''
 
Sometimes that is all you will need to do.
 
Sometimes you will run into dependancy errors because you need a library you haven't installed yet.  If you try installing inkscape without some of these dependancies, you will get a list of what you need.  hopefully the instructions below will help you solve these dependancies.
 
 
'''Running ldconfig'''
 
after installing libs, (as root) you need to run ''ldconfig'' so that the linker can find the libraries that you have just installed.  If you aren't logged in as root (i.e. if you became root by typing su) you may not have the /sbin/ directory in your path.  so if ''ldconfig'' isn't working for you try typing ''/sbin/ldconfig''
 
 
'''pkg-config'''
 
''pkg-config'' is a utility that lists dependancies for libraries that sets up flags and paths for compiling.  When it's working right it's wonderful.  Getting it to work right is a pain in the ass if you don't know how.  It's amazing how silent an IRC channel will get when you mention it.
 
''pkg-config'' references pc files that applications install to give information about them.  These are called metadata files, metadata means data about data.  For a list of libraries that pkg-config sees, type ''pkg-config --list-all''  Having done that and looking at a list of pc files on my system (using ''find /usr -name "*.pc" > find.pc'', then browsing find.pc) I see that I also have a directory called ''/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/'' I might as well get that in there while I'm at it since none of those libs show up in a listing either and that's where most of them are.
 
Depending on what shell you use, there are different ways of doing this.  I'm adding a couple lines to my /etc/profile file:
 
''PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig/:/usr/share/pkgconfig/:/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/''
 
''export PKG_CONFIG_PATH''
 
Note that I have a new 64 bit system, which is why I'm going through all this.  You probably won't have a ''/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/'' unless you do too, so don't just copy what I did.  Also note that on a Windows system PATH type environment variables use semi-colons ";" for delimiters as opposed to colons ":"
 
Using bash, to immediately source the file in the shell you are using, type ''. /etc/profile'.  This won't test to see if the path gets put into your environment when open a shell though, so maybe a better thing to do is close your terminals and open new ones to see that it is actually set automagically.
 
Ahh, I can now configure glibmm.  The hair on the back of my neck is laying flat again, I think I'll have a coffee.  :)
 
 
 
'''libgc'''
 
download and install the latest version of libgc[[http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/]]
 
libgc installs in /usr/local/lib by default.  If you have installed it and it is still not linking, you may not have that in your library path.  There is a LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or alternatively you can make sure that /usr/local/lib is listed in the file /etc/ls.so.conf
 
 
 
'''libsig++'''
 
download and install libsig++ [http://libsigc.sourceforge.net/stable.shtml]
 
this should be fairly straightforward.
 
 
 
'''glibmm'''
 
This is where, if you haven't wrestled with pkg-config on your system you start scratching your head.  Because when you run configure on glibmm you may an error like this
 
''checking for GLIBMM... configure: error: Package requirements (sigc++-2.0 >= 2.0.0 glib-2.0 >= 2.8.0 gobject-2.0 >= 2.8.0 gmodule-2.0 >= 2.8.0) were not met. Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.''
 
''Alternatively you may set the GLIBMM_CFLAGS and GLIBMM_LIBS environment variables to avoid the need to call pkg-config.  See the pkg-config man page for
more details.''
 
It seems that most packages install in a non standard prefix, in direct defiance of everything we have been led to believe regarding the concept of standard, so you may have to deal with this.  See the note on ''pkg-config'' above.
 
 
 
''gtkmm'' [http://www.gtkmm.org/]
 
----
(Ben) Tsingi, you are writing in the 'User Documentation' section. Most of this material is only appropriate for Developers and some would be better on the Mailing List. You will probably find that when you have finished, this page will be edited and pruned back. FWIW, I was expecting to find information about 'apt-get' (Debian) 'emerge' (Gentoo) and AutoPackage (the others).


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This page explains how to install Inkscape, either the stable or the development version. For instructions on how to compile Inkscape from the source code, see Compiling Inkscape.

The latest stable version can always be found on the Download page. The latest development versions are available from GitLab.

Installing the stable version

macOS

DMG files can be downloaded from the Download page. Click the box labelled macOS and choose Intel or arm64 architecture. Once the download is complete, installation is the same as for any other DMG.

See also the section dedicated to macOS in our FAQ, and the readthedocs page for installation on macOS.

Linux

On most Linux systems, you can use the software installer provided with your system (look for "software" in your start menu) to install Inkscape.

Visit the Download page to see a list of other available options and installation methods for each available version.

Ubuntu or Debian

Probably the easiest way to install on Debian/Ubuntu is to use the apt command.

Open a terminal and type: 

 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install inkscape

If your Ubuntu version does not have the most recent Inkscape version in its repositories (yet), the next section describes how to use the stable PPA to get it.

Ubuntu (new stable versions)

The most recent version (slightly newer than what is available directly from Ubuntu) is available from our stable PPA for Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions: 

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install inkscape

openSUSE

openSUSE includes Inkscape in the Gnome repositories. The newest version of Inkscape is in Gnome:Apps.

Windows

You can find the installer on the Download page. Normally you want to choose "64-bit architecture" and "Windows Installer Package (msi)". Installing should be an easy step-by-step (next-next-finish) process.

Installing the development version

First be warned. Unstable and development mean you likely will encounter crashes, usability problems and sometimes lose data. Ctrl+S will become your friend. If you cannot take this risk, please use the stable version instead.

If you are still reading, you are probably one of the brave ones who wants to be on the bleeding edge. If so, follow the steps below.

Don't forget: Please help Inkscape by reporting bugs, encouraging developers or fixing bugs yourself. If you find bugs, make sure to include the debug information which can be found in Help > About.

Tip: If you're looking for a beta release, those can be downloaded from the Download page. Find the "Next version preview" option in the Download tab, and proceed like you would with a stable release.

macOS

See Finding development versions on GitLab below for instructions to download the development version, then install it in the same way as the stable version.

Linux

You can run an AppImage of the latest development version on any Linux distribution. See Finding development versions on GitLab below for instructions on how to download. To run, extract the zip and run the executable inside.

Tip: If you don't want to trust our executable, you can run it with sandboxing using firejail: firejail --appimage ....

Ubuntu

Development versions (inkscape-trunk) are also available from our trunk PPA for Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions. Follow the commands at https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-dev/gnulinux/ubuntu/ppa/dl/ .

Windows

1. Download the latest build

Follow the instructions on the inkscape-dev Download page to download a 7zip file of the latest development build. Save the file (inkscape-....7z) to your Downloads folder.

2. Extract the .7z archive

Extract the archive using the 7zip unpacker: Open the Downloads folder in Explorer, right-click on the 7zip file and choose 7-Zip → Extract to "inkscape-....".

You will get a directory which contains several files including inkscape.exe.

3. Run inkscape

Run the inkscape.exe file by double clicking it. That's it. You can also drag files to inkscape.exe to have these opened.

Multiple versions for testing

For testing purposes it is good to be able to test multiple versions of Inkscape to find when and where some problem first appeared. For this reason you are able to store and use as many parallel versions of Inkscape as your disk has room for.

Finding development versions on GitLab

Recent development builds can be found using the GitLab CI infrastructure. They do however require clicking through several pages to find:

  1. Visit https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commits/master.
  2. On the the top row of the table, click the green tick on the right. (Lower rows correspond to older versions.)
  3. On the next page, click the left green tick under stages, and choose the version appropriate for your platform.
  4. On the next page, click the Download button.

This allows testing not just the latest development version but any earlier version, allowing bugs to be pinpointed to the version that introduced them.

Click the green tick with alt text "Pipeline: passed/failed"
Step 2
Click the leftmost green tick under "stages" with alt text "build passed:failed"
Step 3
Click the download button
Step 4
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