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@@ -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`.