Chapter 2. Installation

Table of Contents

Linux/Unix Packages
MS Windows Packages
Build Dependencies
Linux/Unix from Source Code Tarball
Mac OS X
MS Windows from Source Code Tarball
Subversion Checkout, Development

Gwyddion source code and binaries can be downloaded from the download web page of the project, or alternatively from raw SourceForge.net download page. The installation slightly varies depending on the operating system used. However, basically it consist of two steps:

The first step is necessary at first Gwyddion installation on operating systems that do not come with Gtk+. The version of Gtk+ necessary for your system (and where to obtain it) is described in the next sections.

Generally, one needs Gtk+ libraries (run-time package) for running Gwyddion and a Gtk+ development package for Gwyddion compilation from source code and development.

Beside Gtk+, Gwyddion can optionally utilize also other software libraries and components that are described in section Build Dependencies. This is mainly important if you build Gwyddion from the source code and hence can control what features it will include.

We recommend to download sample Gwyddion files too. They are in native Gwyddion format and represent typical AFM data.