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title: "Installing the Camino theme manually"
manual: "Theme: Camino"
version: "main"
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source: "Installation/Index.rst"
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# Installing the Camino theme manually {#installation}

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The camino theme was added with TYPO3 14.1 and is not available in older
TYPO3 versions. Download and install a default site package from
the official Site Package Builder for
older TYPO3 versions.

When newly installing TYPO3 14.1 in either in Composer or Classic (non-Composer)
mode, the administrator will have the option to install and activate Camino
during the installation process.

For existing installations, the theme will need to be installed. This is done
either via Composer or the System > Extensions\` module for Classic mode
installations.

-   [Composer-based installations: Require "typo3/theme-camino"](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/theme-camino:composer-based-installations-require-typo3-theme-camino@main)
-   [Classic mode installations: Activate theme Camino](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/typo3/theme-camino:classic-mode-installations-activate-theme-camino@main)

## Composer-based installations: Require "typo3/theme-camino" {#installing-camino-existing-installation-composer}

Check if the package [`typo3/theme-camino`](https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/theme-camino) is already installed:

```bash
composer show | grep camino
```

This should either give no result or something similar to:

```none
typo3/theme-camino       v14.1.0
```

If it is not installed, use the `composer require` command to install
the extension:

```bash
composer require typo3/theme-camino
```

Once the extension has been installed, activate it using the following command:

```bash
typo3 extension:setup
```

## Classic mode installations: Activate theme Camino {#installing-camino-existing-installation-classic}

For existing Classic mode TYPO3 installations, activate the extension via the
**System > Extensions** module:

In submodule **Installed Extensions** search for "camino" and activate
the extension. It was installed but not activated during installation / update.

![Screenshot of the "System > Extensions" backend module with camino still disabled](../Images/ActivateExtension.png)