| 1 | The preferred way to install root is from source and with *cmake*. The installation from source might not be necessary but is necessary for example if extra libraries (such as GQt for the FACT++ GUI) are required. |
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| 3 | Forst download the source tar-ball from http://root.cern.ch (The version in the following is just an example, names and places are just a suggestions) |
| 4 | |
| 5 | {{{ |
| 6 | [0] tar xvfz root_v6.14.04.source.tar.gz |
| 7 | [1] mv root-6.14.04 root-6.14.04-src |
| 8 | [2] mkdir root-6.14.04 |
| 9 | [3] cd root-6.14.04 |
| 10 | [4] cmake ../root-6.14.04-src |
| 11 | [5] make |
| 12 | [6] . bin/thisroot.sh |
| 13 | }}} |
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