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3. Downloading and extracting the files

To begin the installation process for the Pololu AVR C/C++ Library, you will need to download one of the following zip files:

Precompiled binary distribution (251k zip)
Source distribution (292k zip)

We recommend the precompiled version, which will be easier to install for most people. If you have trouble installing the precompiled version, or you are interested in taking a closer look at the source code, please download the source distribution.

Next, if you are using Windows: open the .zip file and click “Extract all” to extract the Pololu AVR Library files.

If you are using Linux, run the command unzip libpololu-avr-xxx.zip, where xxx is replaced by the version of the library that you have downloaded.

A directory called “libpololu-avr” will be created. If you chose the source distribution, proceed to Section 4 for instructions on compiling the library. Otherwise, you may skip to Section 5 for installation instructions.