----------------- This Chapter is intended to provide a minimal set of instructions to install and run FLUKA for a beginner user, going through the different steps required to run a simple example. References to the relevant chapters of the manual are given to help the user in finding more detailed information on the different topics. After describing the installation procedure, instructions are given on how to build the input file for a simple case. Instructions for running and accessing the results are also reported. As a further step, the user is addressed to Chapter 13} to learn how to tailor FLUKA to specific needs by means of user routines.