# Prerequisites ### Prerequisites Papertlab requires Universal Ctags for parsing code and generating tags. Follow the instructions below to install Ctags on your operating system. ### Installing Universal Ctags #### F**or macOS and Linux (using Homebrew):** **Install Homebrew (if not already installed):** * **macOS** ``` /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" ``` * **Linux:** Follow the [Linuxbrew installation instructions](https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux). **Install Universal Ctags:** ``` brew install --HEAD universal-ctags/universal-ctags/universal-ctags ``` **For Windows (using Chocolatey):** * **Install Chocolatey:** Open an elevated Command Prompt and run: ``` Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; ` [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; ` iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1')) ``` * **Install Universal Ctags:** ``` choco install ctags ``` ### Verify Ctags Installation After installation, verify that Ctags is correctly installed by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt: ``` ctags --version ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.papert.in/getting-started/installation/prerequisites.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.