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 Ensure that you have been provided or have downloaded the correct ZIP file version for your operating system. All file names will include both the Operating System (along with whether the file is 32 or 64 bit), and the software version. Ensure that you have been provided or have downloaded the correct ZIP file version for your operating system. All file names will include both the Operating System (along with whether the file is 32 or 64 bit), and the software version.
  
-At this time, Esferico ltd. have released desktop versions of Pergamon MU for Windows (v7.1 SP1 onwards), MacOSX, and Linux. See the bottom of this document ​for minimum specifications.+At this time, Esferico ltd. have released desktop versions of Pergamon MU for Windows (v7.1 SP1 onwards), MacOSX, and Linux. See the [[pergamonmu:​quickstart:​system_requirements|here]] ​for minimum specifications.
  
  
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   - If you have been provided with a separate pre-licensed database (this will happen usually only if you have had a database conversion from previous software), download it now using the provided link and copy the extracted file (with a .sqlite suffix) into the same Pergamon directory, replacing the current **pergamon.sqlite** (if existing).\\ \\    - If you have been provided with a separate pre-licensed database (this will happen usually only if you have had a database conversion from previous software), download it now using the provided link and copy the extracted file (with a .sqlite suffix) into the same Pergamon directory, replacing the current **pergamon.sqlite** (if existing).\\ \\ 
   - If copied correctly, this directory will now contain only three entries: **PergamonMu** (a folder), pergamon.sqlite (the database file) and **resource** (a folder).\\ \\    - If copied correctly, this directory will now contain only three entries: **PergamonMu** (a folder), pergamon.sqlite (the database file) and **resource** (a folder).\\ \\ 
-  - To run the software, enter the directory called ‘PergamonMu’. Here, either:\\ \\ a. Double-click the file here called ‘PergamonMu.exe’ – this will start the application this time only, or;\\ \\ b. Right-click on the file and select ‘Create Shortcut’. This will create a shortcut icon in this directory, but which you can then drag-and-dropped ​onto your desktop for ease of repeated access at a later time.\\ \\+  - To run the software, enter the directory called ‘PergamonMu’. Here, either:\\ \\ a. Double-click the file here called ‘PergamonMu.exe’ – this will start the application this time only, or;\\ \\ b. Right-click on the file and select ‘Create Shortcut’. This will create a shortcut icon in this directory, but which you can then drag-and-drop onto your desktop for ease of repeated access at a later time.\\ \\
  
 ===== Creating Your Database ===== ===== Creating Your Database =====
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-{{:​pergamonmu:​stop048.png?​nolink |}}If you have been provided with a pre-licensed or otherwise pre-configured database, you will already have two managerial users created for you: **admin / password** and **user / password**. You only need to following these instructions to create **new** users (note: **not** readers)\\ \\ +{{:​pergamonmu:​stop048.png?​nolink |}}If you have been provided with a pre-licensed or otherwise pre-configured database ​(including the empty sterile database), you will already have two managerial users created for you: **admin / password** and **user / password**. You only need to following these instructions to create **new** users (note: **not** readers)\\ \\ 
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