.. _installation:

Installation
============

You are here on the installation guidelines. This page will guide through the installation process of idol.

There are two ways to install idol:

* :ref:`A local installation <installation_local>` lets CMake automatically download and install idol a sub-folder of your
  CMake project. This is the easiest way to get started with idol.
* :ref:`A global installation <basics_installation>` installs idol globally on your computer (e.g., in `/usr/lib`).

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   local_installation
   global-installation/index
   options
