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Flutter currently supports developers on Mac and Linux (64-bit).
Windows support is planned.
Windows support is planned but currently incomplete.

## Setting up your environment
## Dependencies

### Downloading and installing the Dart SDK
Flutter depends on the following tools being available in your environment. These are commonly already available on Mac and Linux.

To get started, you need to install the Dart SDK.
Flutter requires Dart SDK 1.12.2 or greater.

To install the [Dart SDK](https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/):

- Mac:
- `brew tap dart-lang/dart && brew install dart`, or, if you don't use
homebrew, grab the [latest stable channel build](https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/archive/)
- Linux: See [www.dartlang.org/downloads/linux.html](https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/linux.html)
- Windows: Stay tuned, Windows support is planned.

### Checking your PATH

Ensure that the `pub` executable is in your `PATH`.

Run `pub --version` on the command line. If that command
is not found, you will need to add `DIRECTORY_WHERE_DART_SDK_IS_LOCATED/bin`
to your PATH.

For example:

```
$ export PATH=<DART_SDK_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION>/bin:$PATH
```
* bash, mkdir, rm
* git
* curl
* unzip

## Getting the Flutter code

Clone the `alpha` branch from the Flutter repository:

```
```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git -b alpha
```

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## Configuring your PATH

After you clone the Flutter repo, set the PATH so you can
use our scripts and tools.
use our scripts and tools.
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Extra trailing space.

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i'll fix it in post.


```
$ cd <directory where you cloned the flutter repo>
$ export PATH=`pwd`/bin:$PATH
```
`export PATH=` _directory where you cloned the flutter repo_ `/bin:$PATH`

Run `flutter --version` to ensure the `flutter` command is on your PATH.
Open a new shell and run `flutter --version` to ensure the `flutter` command is on your PATH.
The first time you do this will take a few seconds as Flutter will first download the Dart SDK then precompile itself.
Subsequent runs should be much faster.

## Creating your first sample app

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