# Install from Distribution

The easiest way to get started with CP2K is to install it from a distribution.

## Arch

    $ pacman -S cp2k

See also archlinux.org.

## Conda

    $ conda install conda-forge::cp2k

See also anaconda.org.

## Debian / Ubuntu

    $ apt-get install cp2k

See also debian.org and ubuntu.com.

## Docker

    $ docker pull cp2k/cp2k

See also hub.docker.com and cp2k-containers.

## Easybuild

    $ eb --software-name=CP2K --toolchain=foss,2023a

See also easybuild.io.

## Fedora

    $ dnf install cp2k

See also fedoraproject.org

## FreeBSD

    $ pkg install cp2k

See also freshports.org.

## Homebrew

    $ brew install cp2k

See also brew.sh.

## NixOS

    $ nix-shell -p cp2k

See also nixos.org.

## Nvidia GPU Cloud

    $ docker pull nvcr.io/hpc/cp2k:v2023.2

See also ngc.nvidia.com.

## Spack

    $ spack install cp2k

See also spack.io and Build with Spack.