(Windows: later/earlier VirtualBox versions than 4.2.12 have been reported to not work well with
Vagrant. If this is still a problem, you can
install 4.2.12 from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_4_2).
install 4.2.12 from http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.12/).
4. Install Vagrant: http://www.vagrantup.com/ (Vagrant 1.2.2 or later)
5. Open a terminal
6. Download the project: `git clone git://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git`
6. Download the project: `git clone https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git`
7. Enter the project directory: `cd edx-platform/`
8. (Windows only) Run the commands to
[deal with line endings and symlinks under Windows](https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/wiki/Simplified-install-with-vagrant#dealing-with-line-endings-and-symlinks-under-windows)