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# Installing Helix
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The typical way to install Helix is via [your operating system's package manager](./package-managers.md).
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Note that:
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- To get the latest nightly version of Helix, you need to
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[build from source](./building-from-source.md).
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- To take full advantage of Helix, install the language servers for your
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preferred programming languages. See the
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[wiki](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Language-Server-Configurations)
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for instructions.
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## Pre-built binaries
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Download pre-built binaries from the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases).
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The tarball contents include an `hx` binary and a `runtime` directory.
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To set up Helix:
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1. Add the `hx` binary to your system's `$PATH` to allow it to be used from the command line.
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2. Copy the `runtime` directory to a location that `hx` searches for runtime files. A typical location on Linux/macOS is `~/.config/helix/runtime`.
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To see the runtime directories that `hx` searches, run `hx --health`. If necessary, you can override the default runtime location by setting the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
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