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B. I. Tuleuov, A. B. OspanovaBeginning C++ Compilershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9563-2_2

2. Software Installation

Berik I. Tuleuov1   and Ademi B. Ospanova2
(1)
Nur-Sultan, Akmolinskaia, Kazakhstan
(2)
Nur-Sułtan, Kazakhstan
 

2.1 Overview of Installation Methods

Every software on the computer should be installed in a certain way, in a certain location on the user’s hard disk. The vast majority of software under Windows is installed in the C:\Program~Files  ( C :\ Program ~ Files ~( x86 )   for 32-bit programs) folder.

Usually, every software resides in its own, so-called home folder. The home folder may contain a folder named bin, which stands for binary, ...

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