# Windows Install

**URL:** <https://uzu.lurk.org/t/windows-install/4063>\
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**Created:** [18 May 2022 17:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/windows-install/4063 "2022-05-18T17:44:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![kelleytheisen93](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kelleytheisen93/32/905_2.png) [@kelleytheisen93](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kelleytheisen93)\
**Post date:** [18 May 2022 17:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/windows-install/4063/1 "2022-05-18T17:44:17Z")

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I've been trying to install tidal off and on for months, giving up each time.

I don't think the docs on the main tidal site are correct. Tested on multiple systems.  
The choco package is not working (failing to build for me at least)  
TL;DR: use "install cabal and ghc with ghcup, install with "cabal install tidal --lib", add cabal and ghc to environment PATH, add the correct paths in the Atom plugin, and run _Atom as Administrator_

I was able to get it to work with these versions and methods:  
(install supercollider 3.12.1, superdirt, and sc3-plugins)  
Install ghcup via: [ghcup install](https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/) (version 0.1.17.8)  
latest ghc and cabal installed with ghcup:  
ghc 8.10.7  
cabal 3.6.2.0  
Set PATH environment variables for each of these:  
C:\ghcup\bin  
C:\cabal  
open cmd.exe as admin and run "cabal install tidal --lib"  
Install Atom (1.60.0 x64)  
Install tidalcycles plugin (3.16.17)

Must give ghci and BootTidal.hs paths in plugin settings:  
C:\ghcup\bin\ (MUST BE PATH, NOT FILE)  
C:\cabal\store\ghc-8.10.7\tidal-1.8.0-4919d887bbabca458a7019a32c47d4af4aa3aae4\share\BootTidal.hs (MUST BE FILE, NOT PATH)

The problem I kept having and I'm sure plenty other as well, is that the chocolatey install is broken. That would have worked fine permission-wise, but when installing manually via cabal, the programs are installed (reasoning unknown) in root (C:\cabal / C:\ghcup), etc. . So, you have to run Atom as admin for it to have access to those paths.

I hope this helps at least 1 person 😛

Has anyone tried making a scoop package? Is anyone still maintaining the choco install?

Thanks!

-p0

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2022 22:17 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/windows-install/4063/2 "2022-05-20T22:17:43Z")

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Hey, yes the choco install does need some love. There has been a little work recently, mostly coordinated via the `#packaging` channel on [the tidal discord](https://discord.com/invite/CqWhZEfNbq), but more help and testing is needed I think.. I'm not a windows user myself but exploring alternatives like scoop sounds like a good idea too.

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**Author:** ![Renzo\_Rospigliosi](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/renzo_rospigliosi/32/2274_2.png) [@Renzo\_Rospigliosi](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Renzo_Rospigliosi)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2022 18:03 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/windows-install/4063/4 "2022-05-27T18:03:11Z")

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Thank you! I was having trouble with the windows installation too, but this helped me a lot. I would only add that the BootTidal.hs path can change, but it helped me to manually write it in plugin settings.  
For example, in my case the file location is "C:\cabal\store\ghc-8.10.7\tidal-1.8.0-666781e2226b56b8c05127f106c122231a68f35c\share\BootTidal.hs"