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 == Installing (or updating) MX ==
+In [[Cumulus.ini]] there are various settings that will need to be initialised if you start using MX, or updated if you have used Cumulus (1 or MX) before. Read the linked article for more information, but one item is to identify how to connect to our weather station.  On a zero model with only one USB socket connecting to a weather station that uses USB, the default '''ComPort''' will be right. On a model 3 with 4 USB sockets, the first USB device to be connected takes the default (ending in zero), the next device will replace that zero with one, and so on; so providing you plug in your weather station without any other device plugged into USB (plug in keyboard, mouse, external storage or USB stick afterwards) again the default will work.
+If you have moved from running MX on Windows to running on your Pi, then you potentially have lots of items to update. If you are using <tt>sudo nano Cumulus.ini</tt>, then you will see control sequences for replace, next page, prior page, and all these these will come in handy.
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 Download whatever version of MX you have decided to install (sometimes the latest version has bugs that might cause a problem for your station or the functionality you use) from [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases CumulusMX/releases]
-If you are doing this on your Pi, you will need to click '''extract''' and choose where the files go.
+====Download on Raspberry Pi====
+If you are download on your Pi, you may download into '''~/downloads''' folder or you may choose location (depending on whether you have changed settings in Chrome).  It is recommended, you type <tt>sudo mkdir ~/CumulusMX</tt> first, and subsequently extract from that same level in zip, alternatively the extract can create the folder for you. Whichever approach you choose, simply open (if the distribution zip is visible right click gives you open option) the download distribution file, next you will need to click '''extract''' and choose where the files go.
+====Download on PC====
 If you are download on your PC, then you will probably unzip the distribution there and use a tool like FileZilla to copy the installation to your Pi.