# [MAVLINK](https://mavlink.io/en/)
###### tags: `Learning Notes`
## Prerequisites(Ubuntu)
> For C++
- Do not need to install or generate the source files if you are using C programming language and a standard dialect. Just get the prebuilt libraries and then jump tp Using C Libraries.

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> [For Python](https://mavlink.io/en/getting_started/installation.html)
1. Install Python 3.6+:
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$ sudo apt install python3-pip
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2. Install the future module:
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$ pip3 install --user future
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3. (Recommended) Install modules for XML validation and formatting:.
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$ sudo apt install python3-lxml libxml2-utils
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4. (Optional) Install TkInter
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$ sudo apt install python3-tk
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5. Clone the mavlink repo (or your fork) into a user-writable directory:
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$ git clone https://github.com/mavlink/mavlink.git --recursive
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6. Set PYTHONPATH to the directory path containing your mavlink repository.
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$ PYTHONPATH=path_to_root_of_cloned_mavlink_repository
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