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authorhut <hut@lavabit.com>2010-03-12 19:19:56 +0100
committerhut <hut@lavabit.com>2010-03-12 19:19:56 +0100
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 Installing
 ==========
 
-YOU DON'T NEED TO INSTALL ANYTHING.
+You don't need to install anything.
 
 You can run ranger by simply starting the executable file ranger.py
 in the top directory of this package.
+Use the --clean option and it will leave no trace whatsoever on your system.
 
 
-If you insist on conventionally install it, for security reasons for
-example, follow these instructions:
+If you insist on conventionally install it, use the package manager
+of your operating system.  If there is no package or it is out of date,
+you can also follow these instructions:
+
+
+Step by step
+============
 
 (This is all done automagically if you type `sudo make install',
 though you might want to read the Makefile first)
@@ -37,3 +43,13 @@ though you might want to read the Makefile first)
 
    (Unfortunately this feature is shell dependent.  It has been
    successfully tested with BASH and ZSH only.)
+
+
+Uninstalling
+============
+
+Use your package manager to uninstall ranger.  If you manually installed
+it, revert the steps described above.
+
+Ranger can also create a configuration directory at ~/.ranger which
+you might want to remove as well.
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