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@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ the following simple command:
The binaries will be installed in the standard location for your OS,
:file:`/Applications/kitty.app` on macOS and :file:`~/.local/kitty.app` on
Linux. The installer only touches files in that directory.
Linux. The installer only touches files in that directory. To update kitty,
simply re-run the command.
Manually installing
@ -29,6 +30,25 @@ the :file:`.dmg` and install as normal. If you are on Linux, download the tarbal
and extract it into a directory. The |kitty| executable will be in the
:file:`bin` sub-directory.
Desktop integration on Linux
--------------------------------
If you want the kitty icon to appear in the taskbar and an entry for it to be
present in the menus, you will need to install the :file:`kitty.desktop` file.
The details of the following procedure may need to be adjusted for your
particular desktop, but it should work for most major desktop environments.
.. code-block:: sh
# Create a symbolic link to add kitty to PATH (assuming ~/.local/bin is in
# your PATH)
ln -s ~/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty ~/.local/bin/
# Place the kitty.desktop file somewhere it can be found by the OS
cp ~/.local/kitty.app/share/applications/kitty.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
# Update the path to the kitty icon in the kitty.desktop file
sed -i "s/Icon\=kitty/Icon\=\/home\/$USER\/.local\/kitty.app\/share\/icons\/hicolor\/256x256\/apps\/kitty.png/g" ~/.local/share/applications/kitty.desktop
Customizing the installation
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