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[Getting Started Fast](https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/gettingstartedfast.html)
section of the [Reticulum Manual](https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/).
To simply install Reticulum and related utilities on your system, the easiest way is via pip:
To simply install Reticulum and related utilities on your system, the easiest way is via `pip`.
You can then start any program that uses Reticulum, or start Reticulum as a system service with
[the rnsd utility](https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/using.html#the-rnsd-utility).
```bash
pip install rns
```
You can then start any program that uses Reticulum, or start Reticulum as a
system service with [the rnsd utility](https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/using.html#the-rnsd-utility).
If you are using an operating system that blocks normal user package installation via `pip`,
you can return `pip` to normal behaviour by adding editing the `~/.config/pip/pip.conf` file,
and adding the following directive in the `[global]` section:
```text
[global]
break-system-packages = true
```
Alternatively, you can use the `pipx` tool to install Reticulum in an isolated environment:
```bash
pipx install rns
```
When first started, Reticulum will create a default configuration file,
providing basic connectivity to other Reticulum peers that might be locally