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11# Installing pandoc
22
3+The simplest way to get the latest pandoc release is to use the graphical installer. Look out for the following name for your platform:
4+
5+- Windows: `*-windows-x86_64.msi` (unless you're still on 32-bit),
6+- macOS: `*-macOS.pkg`
7+- Linux: `*-amd64.deb`
8+
9+**[Download the latest installer][download page]**
10+
11+Alternative ways to install pandoc, and additional information
12+for each platform, is listed below.
13+
314## Windows
415
516 - There is a package installer at pandoc's [download page].
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2536 by downloading [this script][uninstaller]
2637 and running it with `perl uninstall-pandoc.pl`.
2738
28− - We also provide a zip file containing the binaries and man
29− pages, for those who prefer not to use the installer. Simply
30− unzip the file and move the binaries and man pages to
31− whatever directory you like.
32−
3339 - Alternatively, you can install pandoc using
3440 [homebrew](http://brew.sh): `brew install pandoc`.
3541 Note: If you are using macOS < 10.10, this method installs
3642 pandoc from source, so it will take a long time and a lot of
3743 disk space for the ghc compiler and dependent Haskell libraries.
44+
45+ - We also provide a zip file containing the binaries and man
46+ pages, for those who prefer not to use the installer. Simply
47+ unzip the file and move the binaries and man pages to
48+ whatever directory you like.
3849
3950 - For PDF output, you'll also need LaTeX. Because a full [MacTeX]
4051 installation takes more than a gigabyte of disk space, we recommend
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4758
4859## Linux
4960
50− - First, try your package manager.
51− Pandoc is in the [Debian], [Ubuntu], [Slackware],
61+ - Older versions of pandoc can be installed using most package
62+ managers. Pandoc is in the [Debian], [Ubuntu], [Slackware],
5263 [Arch], [Fedora], [NiXOS], [openSUSE], and [gentoo] repositories.
53− Note, however, that versions in the repositories are often
54− old.
5564
56− - We provide a binary package for amd64 architecture on
57− the [download page]. This provides both `pandoc` and
58− `pandoc-citeproc`. The executables are statically linked and
65+ - To get the latest release, we provide a binary package for amd64
66+ architecture on the **[download page]**.
67+
68+ This provides both `pandoc` and `pandoc-citeproc`.
69+ The executables are statically linked and
5970 have no dynamic dependencies or dependencies on external
6071 data files. Note: because of the static
6172 linking, the pandoc binary from this package cannot use lua