====== Getting started ======

==== Installation of Abinit ====

See the [[https://docs.abinit.org/installation|ABINIT Installation notes]] page for an overview on how to install Abinit on different architectures. **The Build Abinit** corner on this Wiki will help you as well. If you want to install Abinit on a High Performance Computer (HPC) you can find dedicated information in the [[hpc:linking_libraries|HPC]] section.

==== The ABINIT new user help and tutorial ====

To begin using Abinit, start with the official [[https://docs.abinit.org/|new user help]], and follow with the [[https://docs.abinit.org/tutorial/|lessons of the ABINIT tutorial]].

==== The ABINIT topic files and the input variable documentation ===

When you will be more expert with ABINIT, and want to quickly step in the computation of a property,
consult the [[https://docs.abinit.org/topics/features/|topics files]], and the [[https://docs.abinit.org/variables/#A|list of all input variables]].

==== Videos ====

Because a (moving) image is better than a thousand words ...\\
(WARNING : these videos are severely outdated ...)

  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DppLQ-KQA68|How to install Abinit 7.x on linux]]
  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcbfb_Mteo4|The first tutorial on H2 molecules with Abinit 7.x]]