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| author | Andrew Gallant <jamslam@gmail.com> | 2018-02-18 10:31:12 -0500 |
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| committer | Andrew Gallant <jamslam@gmail.com> | 2018-02-18 10:32:53 -0500 |
| commit | d6748a34457c3bd2eca8f9a731303cfadf8a292a (patch) | |
| tree | bb4adabeb5c1d6e6e1d5d0f4a979cd5f2d8b1fd7 | |
| parent | 9b7f420faa7fbf21db07afbdeadb0828f6752d2f (diff) | |
doc: add .deb installation instructions
Generating a Debian binary package was pretty easy using `cargo deb`, so
it is now part of the release. This commit updates the README's
installation methods to reference it.
I did look into setting up a PPA for Ubuntu, but my eyes glazed over while
reading the documentation. Providing a binary Debian package is likely a
faux pas, but it is extraordinarily convenient.
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 16 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ The binary name for ripgrep is `rg`. **[Archives of precompiled binaries for ripgrep are available for Windows, macOS and Linux.](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases)** Users of -platforms not explicitly mentioned below (such as Debian) are advised -to download one of these archives. +platforms not explicitly mentioned below are advised to download one of these +archives. Linux binaries are static executables. Windows binaries are available either as built with MinGW (GNU) or with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC). When possible, @@ -243,13 +243,23 @@ $ nix-env --install ripgrep $ # (Or using the attribute name, which is also ripgrep.) ``` +If you're a **Debian** or an **Ubuntu** user, then ripgrep can be installed +using a binary `.deb` file provided in each +[ripgrep release](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases). Note that +ripgrep is not in the official Debian or Ubuntu repositories. + +``` +$ curl -LO https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/0.8.0/ripgrep_0.8.0_amd64.deb +$ sudo dpkg -i ripgrep-0.8.0_amd64.deb +``` + If you're an **Ubuntu** user, ripgrep can be installed from the `snap` store. * Note that if you are using `16.04 LTS` or later, snap is already installed. * For older versions you can install snap using [this guide](https://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install-ubuntu). ``` -sudo snap install rg +$ sudo snap install rg ``` If you're a **Rust programmer**, ripgrep can be installed with `cargo`. |