ResInsight/Documentation/UsersGuide/Installation.md

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#Installation and configuration#

## Windows ##

1. Download ZIP binary distribution from [https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases](https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases "release section on GitHub")
2. Extract content from ZIP file
3. (OPTIONAL) Launch ResInsight.exe, open **Edit ->Preferences** and define location of Octave, usually 'ResInsightRoot/octave/bin/octave.exe'

## Linux ##

1. Download TAR.GZ binary distribution from [https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases](https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases "release section on GitHub")
2. Extract content from TAR file
3. (OPTIONAL) Launch ResInsight, open **Edit -> Preferences** and define location of Octave in the field **Octave**, usually 'ResInsightRoot/octave/bin/octave-cli'
 

## Script execution using Octave ##
ResInsight is able to execute custom made [Octave](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ "Octave") scripts. Octave scripts are available in the **Scripts** folder in the **Project Tree**. Multiple script folder locations can be defined in the field **Shared Script Folder(s)** in **Edit -> Preferences**. These scripts can be edited by a text editor defined in **Script Editor** in **Edit -> Preferences**

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Initial commit for documentation framework 2013-10-18 14:23:05 +02:00			`#Installation and configuration#`

			`## Windows ##`

			`1. Download ZIP binary distribution from [https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases](https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases "release section on GitHub")`
			`2. Extract content from ZIP file`
User Doc: Fixed typos 2013-10-24 15:08:07 +02:00			`3. (OPTIONAL) Launch ResInsight.exe, open Edit ->Preferences and define location of Octave, usually 'ResInsightRoot/octave/bin/octave.exe'`
Initial commit for documentation framework 2013-10-18 14:23:05 +02:00
			`## Linux ##`

			`1. Download TAR.GZ binary distribution from [https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases](https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases "release section on GitHub")`
			`2. Extract content from TAR file`
User Doc: Fixed typos 2013-10-24 15:08:07 +02:00			`3. (OPTIONAL) Launch ResInsight, open Edit -> Preferences and define location of Octave in the field Octave, usually 'ResInsightRoot/octave/bin/octave-cli'`
Initial commit for documentation framework 2013-10-18 14:23:05 +02:00

			`## Script execution using Octave ##`
User Doc: Fixed typos 2013-10-24 15:08:07 +02:00			`ResInsight is able to execute custom made [Octave](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ "Octave") scripts. Octave scripts are available in the Scripts folder in the Project Tree. Multiple script folder locations can be defined in the field Shared Script Folder(s) in Edit -> Preferences. These scripts can be edited by a text editor defined in Script Editor in Edit -> Preferences`
Initial commit for documentation framework 2013-10-18 14:23:05 +02:00
User Doc: Added link back to contents 2013-10-24 17:29:51 +02:00			`------`
			`[ Contents ](UsersGuide.md#contents)`