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<li>The ColorWall project has no dependencies to install on common, modern Windows, OS X, and Linux* distributions. To confirm that you have no dependencies to install, at a Python prompt run:
<li>The ColorWall project depends on Tkinter which is pre-installed on some Windows, OS X, and Linux* distributions. To check if you have Tkinter installed, open your Terminal/cmd window and start your Python prompt:
python

<pre>import Tkinter</pre>
>>> import Tkinter


If that command results in an <code>ImportError</code>, let a staff member know and we'll help get your dependencies set up. (*On some Debian installation, when you <code>import Tkinter</code> it will tell you that you need to install the <code>python-tk</code> package, which you should do). After you are done at the Python prompt, exit to the regular terminal by typing <code>exit()</code> and hitting enter.</li>
If that command results in an <code>ImportError</code>, let a staff member know and we'll help get your dependencies set up. (*On some Debian installation, when you <code>import Tkinter</code> it will tell you that you need to install the <code>python-tk</code> package, which you should do). After you are done at the Python prompt, exit to the regular terminal by typing <code>exit()</code> and hitting enter.</li>