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@@ -9,7 +9,26 @@ Here is an example screenshot of the Gryphon GUI showing graph 4 scope 1 for MP
 The Gryphon GUI is compatible with Linux flavors.  It is currently not compatible with Windows systems or MacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and newer.
 
 # Installing Gryphon
-The Gryphon Python GUI works in tandem with the Monterey Phoenix V4 trace generator available at https://gitlab.nps.edu/monterey-phoenix/trace-generator.  To use, both must both be installed in adjacent directories, for example:
+The Gryphon Python GUI works in tandem with the Monterey Phoenix V4 trace generator.  Both must be installed to use Gryphon.
+
+## Using the Installer
+Install Gryphon and the Trace Generator by running the installer.  Download the installer for your system, make it executable, and run it.  Here are available installers:
+
+* https://gitlab.nps.edu/monterey-phoenix/user-interfaces/gryphon/-/blob/master/install_mp_ubuntu.bash
+
+If an installer is not available for your system, please suggest that one be made for it.
+
+Here is an example of downloading install_mp_ubuntu.bash into the Downloads folder and then running it:
+
+* Browse to https://gitlab.nps.edu/monterey-phoenix/user-interfaces/gryphon/-/blob/master/install_mp_ubuntu.bash.
+* Click on the download icon, ![download](uploads/24fde713ebf6f5444e056c43517e45ff/download.png), and save it in your Downloads folder.
+* Make it executable and run it:
+      cd ~/Downloads
+      chmod +x install_mp_ubuntu.bash
+      ./install_mp_ubuntu.bash
+
+## Installing by hand
+If the installer does not support your system, you can install Gryphon by hand using the following steps:
 
     mkdir ~/gits_mp
     cd ~/gits_mp
@@ -21,22 +40,24 @@ Developers may prefer to use the git protocol instead:
     git clone git@gitlab.nps.edu:monterey-phoenix/trace-generator.git
     git clone git@gitlab.nps.edu:monterey-phoenix/user-interfaces/gryphon.git
 
-The trace generator and the GUI have some dependencies.  To build the trace generator, you may need to install a few packages for `make` to work, for example on Fedora:
+The trace generator and the GUI have some dependencies.  To install on Fedora:
 
     sudo dnf install glibc-devel.i686
     sudo dnf install tcsh.x86_64
+    sudo dnf install PyQt5
 
 or for Ubuntu:
 
     sudo apt install libc6-dev-i386
     sudo apt install csh
+    sudo dnf install PyQt5
 
 To build the trace generator type:
 
     cd ~/gits_mp/trace-generator/RIGAL/rigsc.446/src
     make
 
-To run the Gryphon GUI you may need to install Qt5:
+For Mac install Qt5:
 
     python3 -m pip install PyQt5