# Bash: vtk command not found

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/bash-vtk-command-not-found/8220
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 6, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/bash-vtk-command-not-found/8220 "2022-04-06T08:18:27Z")
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### Author: ![amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/amaclean/32/224_2.png) [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/bash-vtk-command-not-found/8220/13 "2022-04-10T07:05:00Z")

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@Freya_the_Goddess , my feeling is that you should start with a build in your home folder and once this works, then:

- Familarise yourself with the directory structure and what needs to be set in the environment in order to build C++ code and Python code.
- Adjust the VTK build parameters specifying what you want in cmake.
- When you are satisfied, then consider building and installing a wheel, if you want.

To help you do this I have just written and tested some instructions that will lead you step by step through the process of setting up VTK in your home folder. The instructions cover:

- what is needed to build VTK
- setting up a virtual environment for VTK
- building VTK
- running some test cases for C++ and Python.

They use the latest release of VTK.

I hope the instructions are useful.

[BuildingVTK.md](https://discourse.vtk.org/uploads/short-url/xaoJkbz19HYI8IER5AacMeQxRiN.md) (4.2 KB)

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