From 231eb5dfb54495ab63bb4488d4eddf4e93cec68a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Mislav=20Marohni=C4=87?= Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:06:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify Linux installation instructions This should draw attention to the fact that OS-specific package managers are the preferred mode of installation, not OS-agnostic ones. --- README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bf548ca1c68..2a1941abfb0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ Additional Conda installation options available on the [gh-feedstock page](https ### Linux & BSD -`gh` is available via [Homebrew](#homebrew), [Conda](#conda), [Spack](#spack), and as downloadable binaries from the [releases page][]. +`gh` is available via: +- [our Debian and RPM repositories](./docs/install_linux.md); +- community-maintained repositories in various Linux distros; +- OS-agnostic package managers such as [Homebrew](#homebrew), [Conda](#conda), and [Spack](#spack); and +- our [releases page][] as precompiled binaries. -For instructions on specific distributions and package managers, see [Linux & BSD installation](./docs/install_linux.md). +For more information, see [Linux & BSD installation](./docs/install_linux.md). ### Windows