> Objective

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• This section explains how to install QGIS. Different installation procedures are showed.   

• This section contains also information on how to update QGIS.  

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> Index / Table of Contents

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• Introduction  

• Tutorial(s) 

  • Windows: install QGIS with a QGIS standalone installer (the easiest way) 

  • Windows: install QGIS with the OSGeo4W Installer (more advanced) 

  • Windows: install QGIS with Ubuntu (more advanced)  

  • Windows: update QGIS with the OSGeo4W Shell 

  • macOS: install QGIS with a QGIS standalone installer  

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> Summary and Highlights

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Introduction  

This section gives an overview of existing tutorials on how to install QGIS. QGIS can be installed on Windows, macOS and Linux (also on Android and iOS, but they will not be addressed).   

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Tutorial(s) 

Windows: install QGIS with a QGIS standalone installer (the easiest way) 
Using a QGIS standalone installer is the easiest way to download QGIS. One of them can be downloaded from https://qgis.org/nl/site/forusers/download.html.  

• Install the QGIS LTR version and short introduction of the interface  
  Hans van der Kwast: “QGIS LTR install on Windows and quick overview” 
  Language(s): English  
  Time: 6min 57s  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFf3_P6-4Ag 

• Install QGIS on Windows and Mac  
  TOI-pedia: QGIS Installation (Windows)  
  Language(s): English 
  Chapters: QGIS installation (Windows), QGIS installation (Mac) 
  http://wiki.bk.tudelft.nl/toi-pedia/QGIS_installation 

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Windows: install QGIS with the OSGeo4W Installer (more advanced) 
The OSGeo4W Installer is a Windows installer for open source geospatial software such as QGIS, GDAL/OGR, GRASS. It allows to install multiple QGIS versions in parallel and updates can be performed more efficiently.  

• Install QGIS with the OSGeo4W installer 
  Wiki.tuflow.com: “QGIS Installation with OSGeo4W” 
  Language(s): English 
  Chapters: installation steps, upgrading steps  
  https://wiki.tuflow.com/index.php?title=QGIS_Intallation_with_OSGeo4W 

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Windows: install QGIS with Ubuntu (more advanced)  
QGIS can also be installed on Windows by using Linux. First, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) needs to be installed. WSL allows to install Ubuntu, which enables to install QGIS.   

• Install QGIS by using Ubuntu  
  Hans van der Kwast: “Install Ubuntu and QGIS on Windows 11 using WSL” 
  Language(s): English  
  Time: 5min 5s  
  Chapters: introduction (start-0:12), install Windows subsystem for Linux (0:12-0:57), install Ubuntu on Windows 11 (0:57-1:36), troubleshoot error (1:36-2:39), install QGIS on Ubuntu (2:39-end) 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHKCk81I33M  

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Windows: update QGIS with the OSGeo4W Shell 

QGIS can be updated with the OSGeo4W Shell, which is a Windows installer for open source geospatial software.   

• Update QGIS with the OSGeo4W Shell  
  Hans van der Kwast: “Update QGIS versions with OSGeo4W Shell” 
  Language(s): English  
  Time : 2min 43s  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_Sp7ChaKg

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macOS: install QGIS with a QGIS standalone installer 

Using a QGIS standalone installer is the easiest way to download QGIS. One of them can be downloaded from https://qgis.org/nl/site/forusers/download.html. 

• Install QGIS on Windows and Mac  
  TOI-pedia: “QGIS Installation (Mac)”
  Language(s): English 
  Content: QGIS installation (Windows), QGIS installation (Mac) 
  http://wiki.bk.tudelft.nl/toi-pedia/QGIS_installation

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> QGIS Installation

 

Do you still need to install QGIS? The QGIS installation and update section explains how to install QGIS on Windows and macOS.  

 

Useful Links

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QGIS Training Manual

QGIS User Guide

GIS OpenCourseWare

OsGeo4W: osGeo4W (Language(s): English, Japanese, French, Polish, Deutsch)

Hans van der Kwast YouTube Channel

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