# important question

**URL:** <https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [February 9, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786 "2016-02-09T13:01:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ammouaddeb)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/1 "2016-02-09T13:01:12Z")

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i need to install gibbonedu application on my laptop … i try to do this on windows but it s failed … i am obliged to install ubuntu or there is an issue to install this application on windows … please help me it s very important for me

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**Author:** ![ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/user_avatar/ask.gibbonedu.org/ross/32/8_2.png) [@ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ross)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/2 "2016-02-11T00:50:20Z")

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ammouaddeb,  
  
Please can you let me know what version of Windows you are using? Have you tried installing a server stack onto your laptop, such as XAMPP or WAMP? These app stacks have been used to run Gibbon successfully in the past.  
  
Ross

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**Author:** ![ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ammouaddeb)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/3 "2016-02-11T14:10:15Z")

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My windows is “Windows 7” and i use for installation Gibbon app XAMPP server, Gibbon is installed on my laptop on Ubuntu 15.10 but i have to install application on college servers and there they don’t have an ubuntu server for now … please help me to install …

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**Author:** ![behruz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@behruz](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/behruz)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/4 "2016-02-12T18:58:39Z")

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What errors do you get when you trying installing Gibbon?

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**Author:** ![ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/user_avatar/ask.gibbonedu.org/ross/32/8_2.png) [@ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ross)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/5 "2016-02-13T01:17:08Z")

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ammouaddeb, have you looked at this guide for getting XAMPP up and running on Windows? [https://gibbonedu.org/support/administrators/installing-gibbon/install-xampp](https://gibbonedu.org/support/administrators/installing-gibbon/install-xampp). If you follow the instructions, at the end are instructions for install Gibbon. If you get stuck, or something does not work, let us know (in detail) what is going on, and we will try and help.

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**Author:** ![ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ammouaddeb)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/6 "2016-02-13T09:58:39Z")

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ok thank you … i will try and i will let you know

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**Author:** ![ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@ammouaddeb](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ammouaddeb)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/7 "2016-02-13T13:57:41Z")

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i have install gibbonedu succefuly on windows 7 and Xampp server … the problem was with the root account … it doesn’t have password so i create for that a new DB user and installation was done succefully … now i ask how can i install themes that i have doanload it from gibbonedu website

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**Author:** ![ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/user_avatar/ask.gibbonedu.org/ross/32/8_2.png) [@ross](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/ross)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/important-question/786/8 "2016-02-14T02:32:56Z")

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ammouaddeb,  
  
To install a theme, go to Admin \> System Admin in the main menu, and then Manage Themes in the module menu. There are instructions there on how to install themes.  
  
Let me know how you get on.  
  
Thanks,  
  
Ross