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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion 10_Getting_Started/15_Binaries/10_Binaries_instructions.md
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## Install

If you downloaded an installer file, simply run the file, and follow the installation process as you would for any other software application. This will ensure that SOFA is properly installed on your system.
If you downloaded an installer file, simply run the file, and follow the installation process as you would for any other software application. This will ensure that SOFA is properly installed on your system.
If not just run this from a location where you want SOFA to be installed (replace the version by the one you want to use):
``` {.bash .optional}
mkdir build
cd build
curl -O https://github.com/sofa-framework/sofa/releases/download/v25.06.00/SOFA_v25.06.00_Linux-Python_3.12.run
chmod u+x SOFA_v25.06.00_Linux-Python_3.12.run
./SOFA_v25.06.00_Linux-Python_3.12.run
```
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Problem of this section is that it is Linux specific and assumes the use of a commands

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Yes I see.
The place for this snippet of code would be in https://www.sofa-framework.org/download/ to allow Linux users just to copy paste it but the UX would be very messy.
Forget this idea.
I guess the simplest solution would be to use conda to install sofa https://github.com/sofa-framework/conda-ci to get a unified and centralized way to install sofa with only conda.

If you see this message during the installation for a Linux distribution don't worry it will be explained later on:
```
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not find the Qt platform plugin "wayland"
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Thanks @emmanuelHa for the PR
It might be nice to detail when the warning occurs

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It is when we run ./SOFA_v25.06.00_Linux-Python_3.12.run
I can add it but the purpose of this section of the documentation:
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is to run the .run file so it might be overkill what do you think?

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But I can add some more instructions to make it a bit "easier" even if that's just installation file to launch



## Run SOFA
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