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Linux/Unix users
Macosx users
Home home windows users
Compile and install from sources
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T-Coffee is distributed as pre-compiled binaries for Linux and Macosx platforms getting a brought installation procedure.

This really is really the smoothest and quickest approach to install T-Coffee inside your machine, since they come in all needed

components and does not need any special user account.

Linux/Unix users

download the installer package available here (or perhaps the latest beta here)
open a terminal window, go to the download path, and grant execute permission for the installer typing the following command:
chmod +x T-COFFEE_installer_.bin
launch the installer
./T-COFFEE_installer_.bin
when the installation procedure has finished open a completely new terminal window (to make sure that changes created through the installer work nicely) and sort the following command to make sure your installation:
t_coffee -version

Macosx users

download the compressed package named T-COFFEE_installer_.dmg
available here

(or perhaps the latest beta here)
click to start the download file and launch the contained executeble installer
when the installation procedure has finisched open a completely new terminal window (to make sure that changes created through the installer work nicely) and sort the following command to make sure your installation:
t_coffee -version

Home home windows users

T-Coffee pre-compiled installer is not designed for Home home windows operating-system.

Home home windows users need to compiled and set it up while using the source distribution package as described below.

An simpler alternative is always to make use of a Linux guest in your house home windows workstation employing a employing a common virtualization tool (like VMware, VirtualBox, etc) and install T-Coffee inside the virtualized machine.