.. index::
   pair: Doxygen ; Installation)


.. _doxygen_installation_on_linux:

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doxygen installation  on GNU/Linux
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.. _doxygen_gnu_linux_installation:

Prerequisite
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We must be **root** to install the doxygen library (for centos).

Under ubuntu, we must be root only for make install.


Install in /opt/doxygen/1.7.2
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cd <yourpath>/doxygen-1.7.2
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./configure --prefix /opt/doxygen/1.7.2 --with-doxywizard
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Results

::

    cd /tmp/doxygen-1.7.2
    ./configure --prefix /opt/doxygen/1.7.2 --with-doxywizard
    make

other option for configure: --enable-debug-log --enable-examples-build


sudo make install
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Make the link to the current doxygen version
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::

    su - root
    cd /opt/doxygen
    ln -s 1.7.2 current



export PATH=/opt/doxygen/current/bin:$PATH