install_linux.jemdoc

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= Linux installation

Here is explained how to download, compile and use ACADO toolkit with [http://www.cmake.org CMake] build system in Linux operating system. In particular, the focus is on Ubuntu distribution (or any Debian based distribution).

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The instructions below are for building of the C\+\+ library. If you are looking for the instructions on how to install and use the MATLAB interface, please /[matlab_overview.html click here]/.
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== Prerequisites 

For starters, one needs to download a few packages via apt-get package manager (you will need root privileges):
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sudo apt-get install gcc g++ cmake git gnuplot doxygen graphviz
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The following packages are mandatory: gcc, g\+\+, cmake and subversion. [http://gnuplot.info Gnuplot], [http://www.doxygen.org Doxygen] and [http://www.graphviz.org Graphviz] are optional. ACADO can work without those packages, but you will not be able to visualize results and/or generate API documentation.
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== Installation
#include{install_unix_common.jemdoc}

== Alternative code download
#include{download_zip.jemdoc}