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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 4635478b..d14d3891 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,8 +1,23 @@ -You can run ranger without installing by simply starting the executable -file ranger.py in the top directory of this package. +Installing +========== +You don't need to install anything. -To install ranger, follow this instructions: +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, 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 If there is no package or it is out of date, +you can also follow these instructions: + + +Step by step +============ + +(This is all done automagically if you type `sudo make install', +though you might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) 0. Make sure you have a recent version of python, including the curses module, which is the case if this shell command prints no errors: @@ -27,4 +42,14 @@ To install ranger, follow this instructions: alias rng="source ranger ranger" (Unfortunately this feature is shell dependent. It has been - successfully tested with BASH only.) + 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. |