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 # Installing everything from scratch
 
+Starting with a fresh Haskell installation requires:
+
+* Getting GHC
+* Getting Cabal-install
+* Setting up your path
+* Getting your package repository configured
+
+Please see the heading that suits your platform for detailed instructions.
+
 ### Ubuntu
 
 We'll use [Herbert's PPAs](http://launchpad.net/~hvr/+archive/ghc).