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       .
   The release mode will be kept until next time cmake is executed.
 
+  \subsection Installation
+
+  In order to be able to use the library, it it necessary to copy it into the system.
+  To do that, execute
+
+      - make install
+      .
+
+  as root and the shared libraries will be copied to <em>/usr/local/lib/iridrivers</em> directory
+  and the header files will be copied to <em>/usr/local/include/iridrivers</em> dierctory. At
+  this point, the library may be used by any user.
+
+  To remove the library from the system, exceute
+      - make uninstall
+      .
+  as root, and all the associated files will be removed from the system.
+
   \section Customization
 
   To build a new application using these library, first it is necessary to locate if the library