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The Eggbot engraving tool requires version 2.2.1 of the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape. If you have already installed the extensions, you can check your version number (instructions here). If you are installing the software for the first time, please follow the instructions here.

If you have an earlier version and need to upgrade, the particulars of installation depend on the operating system:

Mac

Download and install the Eggbot Extensions for Inkscape

• Recommended method: Download the Mac installer package from the EggBotCode Google Code site. Run the installer (a standard Mac installer package) to install the Eggbot extensions. The installer requires MacOS 10.4 or newer.
• Alternate method, Manual installation: Download the latest version of the Inkscape extension (not the mac installer) from the EggBotCode Google Code site. Copy the entire contents of the Eggbot software archive to /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/extensions/ and restart Inkscape.
• The new version number should show up on the "*" tab of the Eggbot Control Extension after you restart Inkscape.

Windows

Download and install the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape

• Recommended method: Download the latest version of the Windows installer package from the EggBotCode Google Code site. Run the installer (a standard Windows installer package) to install the Eggbot extensions. The installer has been tested to work from XP through Win7.
• Alternate method, Manual installation: Download the latest version of the Inkscape extension (not the Windows installer) from the EggBotCode Google Code site. Copy the entire contents of the Eggbot software archive into (Program files)\Inkscape\share\extensions\ and restart Inkscape.
• The new version number should show up on the "*" tab of the Eggbot Control Extension after you restart Inkscape.

Linux

The Eggbot extension for Inkscape has been developed and tested extensively under Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). We expect it to work equally well in other distributions where Inkscape is known to work.

Ubuntu install instructions:

• Download the latest Inkscape extension .ZIP file from the downloads section of EggBotCode Google Code site.
• From the "Places" menu, open your Home Folder.
• From the "View" menu select "Show hidden files" -- the .config folder should be visible.
• Place the contents of the folder inside the ZIP archive inside .config/inkscape/extensions/

• The new version number should show up on the "*" tab of the Eggbot Control Extension after you restart Inkscape.

3. Troubleshooting

Your software should now be set up to work correctly.

• If you encounter difficulty installing the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape (or with plotting, in the next stage), please request assistance through the Eggbot mailing list or forum, which you can find on our front page.
• If there is any chance that a problem you encounter is specific to Eggbot software or hardware, it is important that you do not directly seek assistance through Inkscape's support resources. You're much more likely to get your problem solved by asking people who know about Eggbot. And, we'd like the Inkscape team to be ready to help us when we do encounter Inkscape-specific issues.