# Installation Instructions

***winprint*** 2.0 is almost not beta. It works well (on my machine), and I've had a dozen or so users verify it works well for them; see [Issues](https://github.com/tig/winprint/issues).*

*Please report any problems or feature requests [here](https://github.com/tig/winprint/issues).*

## Installing

### On Windows

Go to [Releases](https://github.com/tig/winprint/releases). Copy the install script from the release page an paste into a PowerShell console.

Once installed, *winprint* can be started from the Start menu or as PowerShell CmdLet (`out-winprint`). The installer adds *winprint* to the `PATH`, but does _not_ automatically add an `import-module` command to the Powershell profile.

### On Linux

Good luck. Start by cloning the *winprint* repo, installing .NET Core 3, and building. Then I have some C++ libraries I'm using under the covers that you'll have to grab and build too. You'll need JUST THE RIGHT version of `libgdiplus`. It might help if you re-compile your kernel. You know, all the stuff reqruied to make anything work on one of several Linux distros. Did I mention how much [I hate linux](https://ceklog.kindel.com/2011/10/21/i-sincerely-tried-but-i-still-hate-linux/)? Seriously, it does work on Linux. But until someone begs me for it, I'm not spending another second on trying to build an installer. Submit an Issue (or Pull Request!) if you really want help.

### On Mac

I haven't even tried as my old Macbook Air died and Apple wont fix it. I refuse to buy anything from Apple (except for for my family who are all all-in with Apple...sigh). I'll buy beer for someone who contributes to getting the Mac version working. It should not be hard given I've proven the stupid things works on Linux already.
