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+
+************
+Installation
+************
+
+Getting Started
+###############
+
+QuArray is a stand-alone, platform independent application (designed for Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems),
+and requires only a correct binary file to be downloaded. The binary is available from
+`GitHub <https://github.com/c-arthurs/QuArray>`_.
+
+  .. note::
+     An example Tissue Array is hosted
+     `here <https://emckclac-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/k1472221_kcl_ac_uk/EutLIT4yc3BIlmNdUnDzLNAB0AcR1qc99Pvf8w-yCcmj_A?e=LXunb4>`_.
+     The file contains a previously analysed cancer tissue array (Arthurs et al, *Sci Rep 2020*) and mock data file.
+
+The application may take a short while to start when newly installed (as it is compiled with PyQt5 as a single executable file) however,
+this is not a problem once the GUI is initialised. The start up times vary between operating systems due to differences in how the OS checks the files. A benchmark for each OS is as follows - Ubuntu 20.04LTS 3seconds, Windows 10 42seconds, MacOS Catalina 57seconds.
+
+Operating systems
+#################
+
+MacOS
+-----
+
+The binaries may be compatible on earlier operating systems but it has been tested on MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 and newer.
+
+To get started, download the latest stable version of the
+:download:`MacOS binary <https://github.com/c-arthurs/QuArray/releases/download/v0.6/QuArray_macos.app.zip>`
+here or by using the link at the top of this page.
+
+The downloaded application can be moved into your applications folder or run from the downloads folder if necessary.
+
+On the first opening of the file the user may have to certify that the program is from an unknown developer.
+
+The application should then boot as shown in the instructional videos.
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+The binaries should be compatible with Windows7 and newer.
+
+To get started, download the latest stable version of the
+:download:`Windows binary <https://github.com/c-arthurs/QuArray/releases/download/v0.6/QuArray_windows.exe>`
+here of by using the link at the top of this page.
+
+The downloaded application can be moved to any location on the computer.
+
+The application should then boot as shown in the instructional videos.
+
+Linux
+-----
+
+The binaries may be compatible on other distros but it has been tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
+
+It should be compatible with all versions of Ubuntu newer than this.
+
+Download the :download:`Ubuntu binary <https://github.com/c-arthurs/QuArray/releases/download/v0.6/QuArray_ubuntu>`
+and make sure to make it executable by running -
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   sudo chmod +x QuArray_ubuntu
+
+Or you can do this in the Ubuntu desktop.
+
+The program should then start as shown in the instructional videos.
+
+
+
+