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- [SBGrid Installation Manager - Downloads](#sbgrid-installation-manager---downloads)
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- [Requirements](#requirements)
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- - [SBGrid Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.7](#sbgrid-installation-manager-for-macos-and-linux-v257)
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- - [SBGrid Command-line Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.7](#sbgrid-command-line-installation-manager-for-macos-and-linux-v257)
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+ - [SBGrid Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.8](#sbgrid-installation-manager-for-macos-and-linux-v258)
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+ - [SBGrid Command-line Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.8](#sbgrid-command-line-installation-manager-for-macos-and-linux-v258)
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The SBGrid installation manager requires an account. Set up an account by registering here : [SBGrid registration](https://sbgrid.org/registration/register/)
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-### SBGrid Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.7
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+### SBGrid Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.8
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-- [Linux : SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.7.AppImage ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.7/SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.7.AppImage)
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+- [Linux : SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.8.AppImage ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.8/SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.8.AppImage)
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-- [macOS : SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.7.dmg ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.7/SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.7.dmg)
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+- [macOS : SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.8.dmg ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.8/SBGrid-installation-manager-2.5.8.dmg)
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See [this page](client_usage) for usage info.
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-### SBGrid Command-line Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.7
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+### SBGrid Command-line Installation Manager for MacOS and Linux, v2.5.8
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-- [Linux : sbgrid-cli_2.5.7-linux.tar.gz ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.7/sbgrid-cli_2.5.7-linux.tar.gz)
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+- [Linux : sbgrid-cli_2.5.8-linux.tar.gz ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.8/sbgrid-cli_2.5.8-linux.tar.gz)
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-- [macOS : sbgrid-cli_2.5.7-macos.tar.gz ](https://sbgrid-installation-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/2.5.7/sbgrid-cli_2.5.7-macos.tar.gz)
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You can download this tar.gz file from the command line with this command in the Terminal:
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```
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This will prevent the need to [remove the com.apple.quarantine attribute.](https://sbgrid.org//wiki/catalina#download-the-installation-manager-sbgrid-cli)
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| Branch | size |
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| i386-mac | ~400 Gb |
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### SBGrid installation manager admin mode
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sbgrid-cli admin mode replaces the sbgrid-admin script installation method used previously to install and automatically update SBGrid installations. `sbgrid-cli admin` offers a some advantages:
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