# 0. NQRduck Setup Tutorial 🦆


## Introduction

This Tutorial gives a short overview of how to setup the NQRduck program. The NQRduck program is a collection of different modules that can be installed separately. The core program is the main entry point and provides a user interface to access the different modules. 

## Requirements


- Python 3.10+
- pip
- virtualenv
- About 600MB of free storage space


## Steps (Linux)

1. Install the specified requirements.

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

    ```bash
    python -m venv venv
    . venv/bin/activate
    ```

3. You can now install the NQRduck core program:
    
    ```bash 
    pip install nqrduck
    ```


4. Run the program with `nqrduck`. This should open up a window with the NQRduck program.

5. The install wizard for different modules should open up. Install the `nqrduck-spectrometer`, `nqrduck-spectrometer-limenqr`, `nqrduck-pulseprogrammer` and `nqrduck-measurements` modules. You can also install other modules if you like.

6. You can switch between different modules with the toolbar. The installed modules should be `Measurement` and `Spectrometer`. You can also check all available modules by opening `Help -> About Modules`.

7. If you don't like how the program looks, you can change the appearance in `Settings -> Preferences`. Settings are saved and restored on the next start. Updating of the plot font size requires a restart of the program.

8. Continue the tutorial with the NQRduck Simulator Tutorial.