Install
Acton is available for Linux and Mac OS X.
Debian / Ubuntu
Supported versions
- Debian 11 / x86_64
- Ubuntu 20.04 / x86_64
Install via apt repository:
wget -q -O - https://apt.acton-lang.io/acton.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.acton-lang.io/ bullseye main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/acton.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -qy acton
Mac OS X
Supported versions
- MacOS 10.5 / x86_64
- MacOS 11 / x86_64
- MacOS 12 / aarch64 (M1)
- no pre-built binary package ("bottle" in Homebrew lingo) available so it will build from source
Install via Homebrew
brew install actonlang/acton/acton
Binary release tar ball
There are pre-built binary release tar balls available for download for Linux and Mac OS X in case the above package formats are not suitable. See the guide, installing Acton from a release tar ball.
Building from source
See building from source.