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## 1.1 Installation
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The only prerequisite for Elixir is Erlang, version R16B or later. You can find the source code for [Erlang here](http://www.erlang.org/download.html) or use one of the [precompiled packages](https://www.erlang-solutions.com/downloads/download-erlang-otp).
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The only prerequisite for Elixir is Erlang, version R16B or later, which can be easily installed with [Precompiled packages](https://www.erlang-solutions.com/downloads/download-erlang-otp). In case you want to install it directly from source, it can be found on [the Erlang website](http://www.erlang.org/download.html) or by following the excellent tutorial available in the [Riak documentation](http://docs.basho.com/riak/1.3.0/tutorials/installation/Installing-Erlang/).
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For Windows developers, we recommend the precompiled package. Those on a UNIX platform can probably get Erlang installed via one of the many package management tools.
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For Windows developers, we recommend the precompiled packages. Those on a UNIX platform can probably get Erlang installed via one of the many package management tools.
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After Erlang is installed, you should be able to open up the command line (or command prompt) and check the Erlang version by typing `erl`. You will see some information as follows:
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If you don't use any of the distributions above, don't worry, we also provide a precompiled package!
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### 1.1.2 Compiling from source (Unix and MinGW)
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### 1.1.2 Precompiled package
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You can download and compile Elixir in few steps. You can get the [latest stable release here](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/tags), unpack it and then run `make` inside the unpacked directory. After that, you are ready to run the `elixir` and `iex` commands from the `bin` directory. It is recommended that you add Elixir's `bin` path to your PATH environment variable to ease development:
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Elixir provides a [precompiled package for every release](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/). After downloading and unzip-ing the package, you are ready to run the `elixir` and `iex` commands from the `bin` directory. It is recommended that you also add Elixir's `bin` path to your PATH environment variable to ease development.
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### 1.1.3 Compiling from source (Unix and MinGW)
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You can download and compile Elixir in few steps. You can get the [latest stable release here](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/), unpack it and then run `make` inside the unpacked directory. After that, you are ready to run the `elixir` and `iex` commands from the `bin` directory. It is recommended that you add Elixir's `bin` path to your PATH environment variable to ease development:
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$ export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/elixir/bin"
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If the tests pass, you are ready to go. Otherwise, feel free to open an issue [in the issues tracker on Github](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir).
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### 1.1.3 Precompiled package
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Elixir provides a [precompiled package for every release](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/). Precompiled packages are the best option if you are developing on Windows.
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After downloading and unzip-ing the package, you are ready to run the `elixir` and `iex` commands from the `bin` directory. It is recommended that you also add Elixir's `bin` path to your PATH environment variable to ease development.
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## 1.2 Interactive mode
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When you install Elixir, you will have three new executables: `iex`, `elixir` and `elixirc`. If you compiled Elixir from source or are using a packaged version, you can find these inside the `bin` directory.

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