Here’s how to install our Premium Drupal 8 Theme Distributions using Acquia Dev Desktop, instead of using XAMPP (Windows) or MAMP (Mac OS X).
This might be useful if you are not experienced with using XAMPP or MAMP and/or if you don't have experience using phpMyAdmin in order to create and import databases and related tasks. The procedure described in this step-by-step guide enables you to install your Drupal site locally, in a few plain steps, through a user-friendly procedure and a clean and sleek user interface.
If you are not familiar with Acquia Dev Desktop, here's a brief description from Acquia's website:
Acquia Dev Desktop is a free app that allows you to run and develop Drupal sites locally on your computer and optionally host them using Acquia Cloud. Use Acquia Dev Desktop to evaluate Drupal, add and test other Drupal modules, and develop sites while on a plane or away from an internet connection.
