Use the binary install instructions on the front-page

Testing has revealed no problems with the binary installer, so
make it live. Fixes #595
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@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ The binaries will be installed in the standard location for your OS,
Linux. The installer only touches files in that directory. Linux. The installer only touches files in that directory.
Manually installing
---------------------
If something goes wrong or you simply do not want to run the installer, you can
manually download and install |kitty| from the `GitHub releases page
<https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases>`_. If you are on macOS, download
the :file:`.dmg` and install as normal. If you are on Linux, download the tarball
and extract it into a directory. The |kitty| executable will be in the
:file:`bin` sub-directory.
Customizing the installation Customizing the installation
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@ -48,17 +59,6 @@ Customizing the installation
installer=/path/to/dmg or tarball installer=/path/to/dmg or tarball
Manually installing
---------------------
If something goes wrong or you simply do not want to run the installer, you can
manually download and install |kitty| from the `GitHub releases page
<https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases>`_. If you are on macOS, download
the :file:`.dmg` and install as normal. If you are on Linux, download the tarball
and extract it into a directory. The |kitty| executable will be in the
:file:`bin` sub-directory.
Building from source Building from source
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@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ kitty - the fast, featureful, GPU based, terminal emulator
* Supports all modern terminal features: :doc:`graphics (images) * Supports all modern terminal features: :doc:`graphics (images)
<graphics-protocol>`, unicode, true-color, OpenType ligatures, mouse <graphics-protocol>`, unicode, true-color, OpenType ligatures, mouse
protocol, focus tracking, bracketed paste and several :doc:`new terminal protocol, focus tracking, `bracketed paste
<https://cirw.in/blog/bracketed-paste>`_ and several :doc:`new terminal
protocol extensions <protocol-extensions>`. protocol extensions <protocol-extensions>`.
* Supports tiling multiple terminal windows side by side in different * Supports tiling multiple terminal windows side by side in different
@ -49,12 +50,11 @@ kitty - the fast, featureful, GPU based, terminal emulator
Quickstart Quickstart
-------------- --------------
If you are on macOS, simply download and install the ``.dmg`` from the `releases Pre-built binaries of |kitty| are available for both macOS and Linux.
page <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases>`_. See the :doc:`binary install instructions </binary>`.
If you are on Linux, install the |kitty| package if your distro provides it, If you are on Linux, you can also use your distribution's |kitty| package.
otherwise follow the :doc:`Build from source instructions <build>`. |kitty| |kitty| packages are available for:
packages are available for:
`Debian <https://packages.debian.org/buster/kitty>`_, `Debian <https://packages.debian.org/buster/kitty>`_,
`openSUSE <https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:terminals/kitty>`_, `openSUSE <https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:terminals/kitty>`_,
`Arch Linux <https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/kitty/>`_, `Arch Linux <https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/kitty/>`_,
@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ packages are available for:
`Gentoo <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/x11-terms/kitty>`_, `Gentoo <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/x11-terms/kitty>`_,
`Fedora <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oleastre/kitty-terminal/>`_. `Fedora <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oleastre/kitty-terminal/>`_.
See :doc:`Configuring kitty <conf>` for help on configuring |kitty| and
See :doc:`Configuring kitty <conf>` for help on configuring kitty and :doc:`Invocation <invocation>` for the command line arguments |kitty| supports.
:doc:`Invocation <invocation>` for the command line arguments kitty supports.
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