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[Doc] update INSTALL.md for Windows

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Frama-C is developed on Linux, but it can be installed on Windows using the
following tools:
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (Ubuntu 18.04)
- Windows Subsystem for Linux
- VcXsrv (X server for Windows)
For enabling WSL on Windows, you may follow these instructions:
#### Prerequisites: WSL + a Linux distribution
For enabling WSL on Windows, you may follow these instructions
(we tested with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS; other distributions/versions should also
work, but the instructions below may require some modifications).
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
As a quick guide, the following instructions should work. First, start
PowerShell with administrator rights and run the following command to activate
Windows Subsystem for Linux:
Note: older builds of Windows 10 and systems without access to the
Microsoft Store may have no compatible Linux packages.
##### PowerShell-based quick guide
This is a quick guide based on running a PowerShell with administrator rights.
Note that, depending on your build version of Windows 10, the Ubuntu package
selected below may not work. If you are unsure, follow the above instructions
from the Microsoft website.
Inside PowerShell, run the following command to activate Windows Subsystem for Linux:
```
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
```
Then, reboot the operating system. After rebooting, run again the PowerShell
terminal with administrator rights. Move to your user directory, download the
distribution and install it:
Then, reboot the operating system.
After rebooting, run again the PowerShell terminal with administrator rights.
Move to your user directory, download the distribution and install it:
```
cd C:\Users\<Your User Directory>
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Ubuntu should now be available in the Windows menu. Run it and follow the
instructions to create a user.
#### Installing opam and Frama-C on WSL
For installing opam, some packages are required. The following commands can be
run to update the system and install those packages:
......@@ -186,6 +201,8 @@ opam depext --install -y lablgtk3 lablgtk3-sourceview3
opam depext --install -y frama-c
```
#### Running the Frama-C GUI on WSL
Microsoft WSL does not support graphical user interfaces directly. If you want
to run Frama-C's GUI, you need to install an X server, such as VcXsrv or
Cygwin/X. We present below how to install VcXsrv.
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