# Installation

## Requirements

In its bid for minimalism, Textadept also needs very little to run. In fact, the
only thing it needs is [GTK+ 2.0][GTK2] >= 2.16. Textadept has it's own version
of Lua compiled in.

#### Linux

Most Linux systems already have GTK+ installed. If not, it is probably available
through your package manager. Otherwise, compile and install it from the
[GTK+ website][GTK-Linux].

#### Mac OSX

There is a GTK+ [Mac OSX Framework][GTK-OSX] available in contrast to using GTK+
from Fink or DarwinPorts/MacPorts in conjuction with X11. You will need to get
the [latest TESTING framework][GTK-OSX-Latest] that supports versioning. Note
that Textadept is designed for Intel Leopard Macs.

#### Windows

Windows systems need the [GTK+ 2.0 Runtime][GTK-Runtime] installed.

[GTK2]: http://gtk.org
[GTK-Linux]: http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html
[GTK-OSX]: http://gtk-osx.org
[GTK-OSX-Latest]: http://code.google.com/p/textadept/downloads/detail?name=Gtk-Framework-2.14.3-2-test1.dmg
[GTK-Runtime]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/

## Download

Textadept can be downloaded from the [project page][Download]. Select the
appropriate package for your platform.

[Download]: http://textadept.googlecode.com/

## Installation

#### Linux and Windows

For Linux and Windows machines, simply unpack the archive anywhere and you are
ready to go.

#### Mac OSX

For Mac OSX machines, unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user
or system `Applications` directory like any other application.