IGT:ToolKit/Install-Slicer3

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Slicer3 is the most important component of IGT ToolKit. To install, users can download Slicer binary or build from its source code.

Download Slicer3 binaries

Slicer3 binaries are provided for different platforms on this download site: http://www.slicer.org/DownloadSlicer.php. User may download and install a Slicer binary according to his/her own operating system. The following demonstrates how Slicer is installed on a Linux box (x86, 32 bit):

1. Make a directory igt-tutorial somewhere on your computer
2. Download a Nightly build binary to igt-tutorial: 

   Slicer3-3.0.2008-05-21-linux-x86.tar.gz from http://www.slicer.org/DownloadSlicer.php/Nightly
3. Unzip the file:
   gunzip Slicer3-3.0.2008-05-21-linux-x86.tar.gz
   tar xvf Slicer3-3.0.2008-05-21-linux-x86.tar
4. Slicer3 is installed here: igt-tutorial/Slicer3-3.0.2008-05-21-linux-x86
5. Cd to igt-tutorial/Slicer3-3.0.2008-05-21-linux-x86
6. Run ./Slicer3 to start Slicer3

Build Slicer3 from source code

If you want to build Slicer3 on your computer, follow these instrunctions: http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:Build_Instructions