RobbieMcKinstry · February 2, 2015 15:26 · Feb 2, 2015
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+# How to: Polymer
+
+##Installation Instructions: Alternative Method:
+-------
+### On a Linux distro who's default package manager is `apt-get` (Debian, Ubuntu...)
+
+1. Open up the terminal, and execute all of the below commands one by one.
+- `sudo apt-get install -yq npm` --> This will install the Node package manager. You might already have this. You can check with `which npm`; if you get a result back, then it's already installed. 
+- `npm install -g bower` --> This installs bower, a package manager for JavaScript. You probably don't have it, but you can check with the command `which bower`; if you get a result back, then it's already installed. 
+- `bower init` --> fill out all the information. The defaults are perfectly acceptable.
+- `cd` into the directory of your project. Everything after this is specific to your project and needs repeating for each separate project you use Polymer in.
+- `bower install --save Polymer/polymer`
+- `bower install --save Polymer/core-elements`
+- `bower install --save Polymer/paper-elements`
+
+Now you can use Polymer, and the UI library elements, in your projects by linking them in. First, link in the webcomponents.js script.
+
+	<script src="/components/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents.js"></script>
+Then link in all of the other elements that you want to use. For example:
+
+	<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/core-toolbar/core-toolbar.html">
+	<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/core-header-panel/core-header-panel.html">
+	<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/core-icons/core-icons.html">
+	<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-icon-button/paper-icon-button.html">
+
+See the docs for a more in depth tutorial on how to go about using the elements.
+The above elements are used in [this example](https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/elements/layout-elements.html#app-bars-and-toolbars).
+
+----------
+### On a OSX distro (Mac):
+
+1. Open up the terminal, and execute all of the below commands
+- Install homebrew if you don't have it already. --> `ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"`
+- `brew install npm`
+- Execute steps 3-8 of the Linux distro's instructions.
+
+-------------
+### On a Windows Machine (Untested):
+1. Install [Chocolately](https://chocolatey.org/).
+- `choco install npm`
+- Execute steps 3-8 of the Linux distro's instructions.
+
+
+-----------
+### Links:
+
+- [Chocolately](https://chocolatey.org/)
+- [Bower](bower.io)
+- [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)
+- [Node Package Manager](https://www.npmjs.com/)
+- [Polymer](polymer-project.org)
+- [Starting tutorial for Polymer Paper Elements](https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/elements/layout-elements.html#app-bars-and-toolbars)
+- [The official installation instructions](https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/start/getting-the-code.html)
+- [Ten-minute introduction to Polymer Custom Elements](https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/start/creatingelements.html)
+
+###Happy Hacking!
+\- Robbie McKinstry