== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

This guide covers the installation of ContikiOS 2.7.  You will need either a Linux-based operating system, or an operating system that supports [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] or [https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads VMWare Player].

This guide covers the installation of ContikiOS 3.0.  You will need either a Linux-based operating system, or an operating system that supports [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] or [https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads VMWare Player].

== You will learn ==

== You will learn ==

This tutorial will take you through the steps for downloading and installing ContikiOS the following ways:

This tutorial will take you through the steps for downloading and installing ContikiOS the following ways:

* Download Instant Contiki [http://sourceforge.net/projects/contiki/files/Instant%20Contiki/]

* Using Instant Contiki [http://sourceforge.net/projects/contiki/files/Instant%20Contiki/]

* Download ContikiOS from Sourceforge repository [http://sourceforge.net/projects/contiki/files/latest/download]

* Using ContikiOS from Github repository [https://github.com/contiki-os/contiki]

* Clone ContikiOS from Github repository [https://github.com/contiki-os/contiki]

=== Using Instant Contiki ===

=== Using Instant Contiki ===

IMPORTANT: To login in to Instant Contiki: '''username''': ''user'' '''password''': ''user''

IMPORTANT: To login in to Instant Contiki: '''username''': ''user'' '''password''': ''user''

=== Using Sourceforge repository ===

=== Using ContikiOS from Github repository ===

This method requires an existing installation of a Linux-based operating system. The guide assumes you are using Ubuntu 12.04 but should still be useful for similar versions.

This method requires an existing installation of a Linux-based operating system. The guide assumes you are using Ubuntu 16.04 but should still be useful for similar versions.