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# Install instructions
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To install and run Urbit please follow the instructions at
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[urbit.org/docs/using/install](http://urbit.org/docs/using/install). Packages
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and source tarballs are available there. You'll be on the live network in a few
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minutes.
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If you're doing development on Urbit, keep reading.
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# Build instructions
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[](https://travis-ci.org/urbit/urbit)
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## External dependencies
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`vere`, the Urbit virtual machine, depends on the following:
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- C compiler ([gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org) or [clang](http://clang.llvm.org))
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- [Meson](http://mesonbuild.com/)
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- [GMP](https://gmplib.org)
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- [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org)
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- [libsigsegv](https://www.gnu.org/software/libsigsegv/)
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- [libcurl](https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/)
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- [commonmark](commonmark.org/)
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- curses implementation (ncurses on Linux distributions, OS curses otherwise)
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- [Ragel](https://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/)
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- [re2c](http://re2c.org)
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Most of these dependencies are unfortunate; we aim to drastically shrink the
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list in upcoming versions. `vere` proper makes use of GMP, OpenSSL, libcurl, and
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libsigsegv. The multiple build tools are a result of bundled libraries, slated
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for future unbundling or removal wherever possible.
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## Building
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Urbit uses Meson build system.
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Some libraries which are not found in major distributions:
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- ed25519
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- http-parser legacy version 0.1.0
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- murmur3
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- softfloat3
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- urbit-scrypt
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- commonmark legacy version 0.12.0
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are included as git submodules. To build urbit from source, perform the following steps:
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1. Install all required dependencies.
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2. `git submodule init` in the urbit repository
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3. `git submodule update`
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4. `meson build`
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5. If the last step was successful, type `cd ./build` followed by `ninja`
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to compile urbit.
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6. The executable should appear in `./build` directory.
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## Building the Debian Package
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To build a .deb file for installation on Debian platforms, perform the
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following steps:
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+ Run `sudo apt install devscripts` to install the `debuild` utility.
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+ Update the `debian/changelog` to reflect the changes in this release.
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+ If necessary, update the year of the copyright in `debian/copyright`.
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+ Clean any build artifacts: Run `make clean` and delete the `bin` directory,
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if it exists.
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+ Run `tar -xcvf ../urbit-x.y.z.orig.tar.gz .` from the top-level folder in
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the repo. This command will create an archive in the directory above the
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current directory, which will be used in packaging.
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+ Run `debuild -us -uc`, also from the top-level folder in the repo. This
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creates a .deb file in the folder above the current directory.
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The resulting .deb file should now exist in the folder above the current
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directory. To test that the .deb file works properly, you can perform the
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following steps:
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+ Uninstall urbit: `sudo apt remove urbit`.
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+ Run `sudo dpkg -i ../urbit-x.y.z_amd64.deb` to install the new version.
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+ Boot up a ship using the `urbit` command.
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## Contact
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If you have any questions, problems, patches, or proposals for patches, please
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feel free to get in touch in whatever way is most convenient:
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- Post to `/urbit-meta` on Urbit `:talk`. (You can do this via
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[urbit.org/stream](https://urbit.org/stream) without a running Urbit).
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- Post to [urbit.org/fora](https://urbit.org/fora/).
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- Email us directly [questions@urbit.org](mailto:questions@urbit.org).
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