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Here are pre-built hledger binaries which you can download. You may need
to decompress *(gunzip FILE.gz)* and make them executable *(chmod +x
FILE)* before running them. Please <a
href="DEVELOPMENT.html#support">report</a> any problems. For more help and
alternate installation methods, see the <a
FILE)* before running them. For more tips, support, and alternate
installation methods, please see the <a
href="../MANUAL.html#installing">installation docs</a>.
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## Installing
hledger works on all major platforms *(except microsoft windows, as of
version 0.13; to be fixed)*. You can download and run current release binaries from
the [download page](DOWNLOAD.html).
hledger works on all major platforms *(except microsoft windows, as of
version 0.13; to be fixed)*. You can download and run current release
binaries from the [download page](DOWNLOAD.html).
Or, you can build the current release from source using cabal-install.
Ensure you have a working
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$ cd hledger
$ make install
If you have trouble, please see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) and
ask for [Support](DEVELOPMENT.html#support). Also note these tips:
**Installation notes:**
- If you're working with non-ascii journal data, be sure to [set a suitable locale](#usage-issues)
- Whatever installation method you use, you may need to
[set a suitable locale](#usage-issues) if you're working with non-ascii
journal data.
- When installing with cabal you may encounter dependency issues. These
can often be worked around by: making sure to cabal update; using
--constraint; and/or ghc-pkg unregister-ing obsolete package versions.
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- hledger-vty: requires curses-related libraries (ubuntu package: `libncurses5-dev`). Not buildable on microsoft windows, except possibly via cygwin.
- hledger-web: building requires GHC 6.12 or greater.
If you have trouble, please see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) and
ask for [Support](DEVELOPMENT.html#support).
## Basic usage
Basic usage is: