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Merge pull request #1231 from locpyl-tidnyd/master

Add /install/windows/latest redirect and update /getting-started/cli

commit514b5fc17f6815e883d4f1dee18bb3da8787f4de authortinnus-napbus <77721746+tinnus-napbus@users.noreply.github.com> dateMon 7 Mar 2022, 02:53 (5 years ago) parentc4187cc8df1586
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content/getting-started/cli.md+8−4 content/getting-started/planet.md+2−2 vercel.json+5
content/getting-started/cli.md+8−4
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' ~/urbit/urbit
4646 <label for="windows">Windows</label>
4747 <div class="tab">
4848
49−> Please note that this method of installing Urbit is experimental, and we may not be able to assist you if you encounter issues related to WSL 2.
50−
51−Urbit cannot run on Windows itself, but there is a convenient way to run Linux using the [Windows Subsystem for Linux 2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-install) on Windows 10. Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and open a Linux terminal in Windows, then follow the Linux installation instructions below. These instructions have been tested and verified for WSL 2 + Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, as demonstrated in `~sitful-hatred`'s step-by-step setup guide [here](https://subject.network/posts/urbit-wsl2/).
49+```winbatch
50+mkdir %USERPROFILE%\urbit
51+cd %USERPROFILE%\urbit
52+curl -JLO https://urbit.org/install/windows/latest
53+tar zxvf .\windows.tgz --strip=1
54+%USERPROFILE%\urbit\urbit
55+```
5256
53−For performance reasons, do not install Urbit in the mounted Windows volume, but install it in the Linux file system. For example, in your home directory, which can be navigated to by entering `cd ~`.
57+> Windows 10 build 17063 and later includes the familiar `curl` and `tar` command-line tools.
5458
5559</div>
5660</div>
content/getting-started/planet.md+2−2
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ here](/getting-started#port).
114114Running Urbit from the command line is suitable for either a cloud installation
115115or a local installation. If you're comfortable with the command line and would
116116like greater control over the Urbit virtual machine, this is the right option.
117−The Urbit runtime is available for Linux, MacOS, and can also be run on Windows
118−by using WSL2. Additionally, there are guides for [hosting your planet on
117+The Urbit runtime is available for Linux, MacOS and Windows.
118+Additionally, there are guides for [hosting your planet on
119119DigitalOcean](/using/running/hosting) and [hosting your planet on Linode
120120(external
121121link)](https://jeremytunnell.com/2021/01/09/how-to-install-urbit-on-a-linode-vps),
vercel.json+5
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
4848 "destination": "https://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest/download/linux64.tgz",
4949 "permanent": true
5050 },
51+ {
52+ "source": "/install/windows/latest",
53+ "destination": "http://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest/download/windows.tgz",
54+ "permanent": true
55+ },
5156 {
5257 "source": "/using/install",
5358 "destination": "/getting-started",