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 cs setup -y --jvm 8 --apps sbt
 ```
 
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 ### On Windows
 
 Download and install the [Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13523).
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 **In case of errors please ask on Discord or Gitlab issues for help, but don't
 try to run commands as Administrator as this will likely cause further issues!**
 
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 ## Step 5: Installing git
 
 git is a version control system.