Resources and installation
You can download the latest stable pre-built version of the library at: http://www.sfml-dev.org/download.php. It is also possible for you to get the latest Git revision and compile it yourself from here: https://github.com/LaurentGomila/SFML. The former option is easier and recommended for beginners. You have to wait for major versions to be released, however they're more stable. To build SFML yourself, you will need to use CMake, which is a tool used to generate solutions or g++ Makefiles, depending on the software that will be used to compile it. The official SFML website provides tutorials on building it yourself at: http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials.
After either obtaining the pre-built version of SFML or compiling ...
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