## Pick your OS

[[!table format=dsv header=yes data="""
detailed instructions | quick install
[[OSX]]               | [download git-annex.app](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/OSX/current/)
[[Android]]           | [download git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/android/current/) **beta**
[[Linux|linux_standalone]] | [download prebuilt linux tarball](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/linux/current/)
[[Debian]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
[[Ubuntu]]            | `apt-get install git-annex`
[[Fedora]]            | `yum install git-annex`
[[FreeBSD]]           | `pkg_add -r hs-git-annex`
[[ArchLinux]]         | `yaourt -Sy git-annex`
[[NixOS]]             | `nix-env -i git-annex`
[[Gentoo]]            | `emerge git-annex`
[[ScientificLinux5]]  | (and other RHEL5 clones like CentOS5)
[[openSUSE]]          | 
[[Windows]]           | **alpha**
"""]]

## Using cabal

As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed from source pretty easily
[[using cabal|cabal]].

## Installation from scratch

This is not recommended, but if you really want to, see [[fromscratch]].