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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ee9e6285..d14d3891 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,14 +1,20 @@ 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 If there is no package or it is out of date, +you can also follow these instructions: + + +Step by step +============ (This is all done automagically if you type `sudo make install', though you might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. |