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# Download
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## I want to download a packaged version
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| **Windows**        | Download and run [hledger-0.26-win64.exe](http://hledger.org/downloads/hledger-0.26-win64.exe) <!-- (or the [32-bit build](http://hledger.org/downloads/hledger-0.26-win32.exe)) --> & [hledger-web-0.26-win64.exe](http://hledger.org/downloads/hledger-web-0.26-win64.exe) (old), or the [latest development builds](developer-guide.html). hledger-ui does not run on Windows.
| **Mac**            | `brew install hledger`<br>hledger-ui/hledger-web have not yet been added to homebrew.
| **Debian, Ubuntu** | `sudo apt install hledger hledger-ui hledger-web`
| **Fedora, RHEL**   | `sudo dnf install hledger`<br>hledger-ui/hledger-web have not yet been added to Fedora.
| **Gentoo**         | `sudo layman -a haskell && sudo emerge hledger hledger-ui hledger-web`
| **NixOS**          | `nix-env -iA nixpkgs.haskellPackages.hledger \`<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;`nixpkgs.haskellPackages.hledger-ui \`<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;`nixpkgs.haskellPackages.hledger-web`

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## I want to build the latest released version

The latest release may be newer than your OS's packaged version. 
Here are the latest [release notes](release-notes.html).

1. Install [`stack`](http://haskellstack.org) to make building easier.
   On Windows, the 64-bit version is [recommended](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/275#issuecomment-123834252).

2. `stack setup`\
   to ensure you have a suitable version of [GHC](https://www.haskell.org/ghc).

3. `stack install hledger [hledger-ui] [hledger-web]`\
   hledger-ui and hledger-web take longer to build. hledger-ui is not buildable on Windows.

4. If stack warns that `~/.local/bin` or the Windows equivalent is not in your `$PATH`,
   configure that, so that commands like `hledger` will work.
   Eg if you're a bash user:\
   `echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc`

Or use [`cabal`](https://www.haskell.org/cabal/) if you prefer and know how. 
It's harder to use and to support, so these docs focus on stack.

Haskell builds can fail due to missing C libraries or headers, which stack/cabal can not install.
If you have this problem, here are some C libs you might need (please send updates):

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| **Debian, Ubuntu** | `sudo apt install ... ?` 
| **Fedora, RHEL**   | `sudo dnf install ncurses-devel`


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## I want to build the [latest development version](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/commits/master)

This includes the latest features and is normally stable enough for daily use (it's what I use).
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1. `git clone http://code.hledger.org hledger`
2. `cd hledger`
3. `stack install [hledger] [hledger-ui] [hledger-web] [hledger-api]`

cabal users, try `./cabal-install.sh` instead.

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3. `cabal update`
4. `cabal install alex happy`
5. `mkdir hledger-sandbox`
6. `cd hledger-sandbox`
7. `cabal sandbox init`
8. `cabal install hledger[-ui|-web]` (On Windows, hledger-ui is [not yet supported](https://github.com/coreyoconnor/vty/pull/1).)
9. Ensure this `.../hledger-sandbox/.cabal-sandbox/bin` is in your `$PATH` (or move its contents to ~/.cabal/bin).
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**in a VM**

- if stack or cabal can't run on your OS, maybe this [vagrant image](https://github.com/sciurus/hledger-vagrant) can ?
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