# Building oclHashcat for Linux and OSX
-First get a copy of the **oclHashcat** repository
+Get a copy of the **oclHashcat** repository
```sh
$ git clone https://github.com/hashcat/oclHashcat.git
$ make
```
-to install it run "make install"
+# Install oclHashcat for Linux
+
+The linux target is FHS compatible and can be installed like this:
```sh
$ make install
```
+If you install it, cached kernels, session files, restore- and pot-files etc will go to $HOME/.hashcat/
+
# Building oclHashcat for Windows
The following third party library is required:
Install the dependencies (root permission needed for apt-get install command)
+Get a copy of the **oclHashcat** repository
+
+```sh
+$ git clone https://github.com/hashcat/oclHashcat.git
+```
+
```sh
+$ cd oclHashcat
$ ./tools/deps.sh
```