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 * __Slides__: click [here](./slides/README.md) to download the slides
 * __Links__: click [here](./links/README.md) to go to a list of useful links
 
+## Installation of the course
+
+To get started with the course, you have two options.
+Depending on whether you already have DuMu<sup>x</sup> installed or not, choose the one that fits your needs.
+
+### Install DuMu<sup>x</sup> together with the course
+
+The easiest way to install everything you need is to follow the steps in the [install script](https://git.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/dumux-repositories/dumux-course/-/blob/master/scripts/README.md).
+This will install everything for you to get directly started.
+
+### Install the course into your existing DuMu<sup>x</sup> project
+
+If you already have an installation of DuMu<sup>x</sup>,
+navigate to your common DuMu<sup>x</sup> root directory `cd yourInstallationFolder/dumux` and then run the following commands:
+
+
+```bash
+python3 dumux/bin/installexternal.py course
+./dune-common/bin/dunecontrol --opts=./dumux/cmake.opts all
+```
+
+This will download and then configure the course repository using `dunecontrol`.
+After this, you can start with the [exercises](https://git.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/dumux-repositories/dumux-course/-/tree/master/exercises).
+
+
 Last updated for: __DuMu<sup>x</sup> release 3.4 in June 2021__.