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In this section, we outline the procedure for installing the MIT Photonic-Bands package. Mainly, this consists of downloading and installing various prerequisites. Unfortunately, this may make the installation of MPB more complicated if you do not already have these packages. Be aware, however, that library binary packages often come in two parts, library and library-dev , and both are required to compile programs using it. First, let's review some important information about installing software on Unix systems, especially in regards to installing software in non-standard locations.