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  Installing Packer is simple. You can download a precompiled binary or compile
  from source. This page details both methods.
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# Install Packer

For detailed instructions on how to install Packer, see [this
Getting Started guide][install].

[install]: https://learn.hashicorp.com/packer/getting-started/install 'Install Packer'