Kwant can be installed either using prepared packages (Debian and Ubuntu
variants of GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows), or it can be built
and installed from source.
Kwant can be installed either using prepared packages (Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch variants of GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows), or it can be built and installed from source.
In general, installation from packages is advisable, especially for novice
users. Expert users may find it helpful to build Kwant from source, as this
will also allow them to customize Kwant to use certain optimized versions of
libraries.
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Installing from packages
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Debian (and derivatives)
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Debian and derivatives
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The easiest way to install Kwant on a Debian system is using the pre-built
packages we provide. Our packages are known to work with Debian "wheezy" and
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