Download Kosmorro on Windows

Kosmorro can run through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Yup, that's cheating.

  1. Download a Linux distribution (for instance, Debian) from the Windows Store.
  2. Start Debian from the Start menu, and follow the configuration instructions in the terminal.
  3. Open your .bashrc file:
    nano $HOME/.bashrc
    
    and add the following line at the end:
    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
    
    Finally, save and exit with Ctrl-O, Enter, Ctrl-X.
  4. By default, Debian is in English. If you want to configure another language, see this tutorial.
  5. Install Python and pipx:
    sudo apt install python3 pipx
    
  6. Quit Debian (exit) and restart to ensure the changes are taken in account.
  7. Install Kosmorro:
    pipx install kosmorro
    

Using Kosmorro

The simplest command you can run is kosmorro. If you need help in using Kosmorro, you have different options depending on your preference:

  • Typing kosmorro --help gives you the complete synopsis of the program, with its options
  • You might also want to read the manpage, available with man kosmorro
  • You can also read the tldr manual with tldr kosmorro

Using the PDF generator

If you want to generate a PDF file, you might want to look at its dedicated documentation too.