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gettingstarted: fixed installation / intro text / format

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Installing Kivy
With Kivy, you can use your favourite development environment to start
coding your App.
- To get started, you need to download the latest version of Kivy:
coding your App. To get started, you need to download the latest version of
Kivy:
http://kivy.org/#download
- Please refer to the installation instructions for your specific platform.
After download, please refer to the installation instructions for your specific platform:
.. image:: ../images/windows.png
:alt: Windows
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:height: 128px
:width: 30%
::
::
**Development Version**
- If you want the development version of Kivy, so you can use the latest additions to the framework, you can get the source code from github::
If you want the development version of Kivy, so you can use the latest
additions to the framework, you can get the source code from github::
git clone http://github.com/kivy/kivy

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Start Developing Kivy Apps right away!
Creating Kivy apps is fun and rewarding. This guide should be the perfect
starting point to get you on the right track for app development. You will require a basic knowledge of Python
to follow this introduction. If you need more background, you might be interested in these tutorials:
* `The Python Tutorial (at the Python website) <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/>`_
* `Learn Python in 10 minutes <http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/>`_
* `Learn Python the hard way <http://learnpythonthehardway.org/>`_
starting point to get you on the right track for app development. You will
require a basic knowledge of Python to follow this introduction.
.. image:: ../images/gs-introduction.png
:align: center
:height: 255px
On your computer, you can create apps that run on:
If you need more background about Python language, you might be interested in
these tutorials:
* `The Python Tutorial (at the Python website) <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/>`_
* `Learn Python in 10 minutes <http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/>`_
* `Learn Python the hard way <http://learnpythonthehardway.org/>`_
Using Kivy on your computer, you can create apps that run on:
- Desktop computers: MacOSX, Linux, Windows.
- iOs Devices: iPad, iPhone
- Android devices: Tablets, phones.
- Any other touch-enabled professional/homebrew devices supporting TUIO (Tangible User Interface Objects).
- Any other touch-enabled professional/homebrew devices supporting TUIO
(Tangible User Interface Objects).
Kivy empowers you with the freedom of writing your code once and having it run as-is on different platforms.
Kivy empowers you with the freedom of writing your code once and having it run
as-is on different platforms.
Follow this guide to get the tools you need, understand the major concepts and
learn best practices. As this is an introduction, pointers to more information will be provided at the
end of each section.
learn best practices. As this is an introduction, pointers to more information
will be provided at the end of each section.
You may also want to look at the :doc:`/gettingstarted/index` guide.
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Each section of the guide introduces a new topic, trying to give you enough
information to get started and links to related articles for more in-depth
explanations. When you are done with this guide, you'll be able to develop
Kivy apps and you will know where to look for information for the more challenging
explanations. When you are done with this guide, you'll be able to develop Kivy
apps and you will know where to look for information for the more challenging
stuff your innovative applications will require.
Enough introductions, let's get down to business.