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Merge pull request #536 from stan914/master

install: Clarify wget/curl and WSL2 instructions

commit51989a9bb8a5abdadf53c87cfc5e6f66bdf3f2fd authormatildepark <matilde@tlon.io> dateMon 4 Jan 2021, 12:52 (6 years ago) parent9efcde9f9acc79
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content/using/install.md+4−6
content/using/install.md+4−6
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Regardless of your Urbit ID, you'll want the Urbit binary installed first. The U
3232#macOS:
3333mkdir urbit
3434cd urbit
35−wget --content-disposition https://urbit.org/install/mac/latest
35+curl -JLO https://urbit.org/install/mac/latest
3636tar zxvf ./darwin.tgz --strip=1
3737./urbit
3838
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@ To access your Urbit via HTTP on port 80 on Ubuntu, you may need to run the foll
5555sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin
5656sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /path/to/urbit
5757```
58−(Where `urbit` is the urbit executable downloaded with `curl` prior)
58+(Where `urbit` is the urbit executable downloaded with `wget` prior)
5959
6060### Windows
6161
6262> 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.
6363
64−These instructions have been tested and verified for WSL 2 + Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
65−
66−Urbit cannot run on Windows itself, but there is a convenient way to run a Linux distro 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 above.
64+Urbit cannot run on Windows itself, but there is a convenient way to run a Linux distro 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 above. 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/).
6765
6866For 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 ~`.
6967
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ First shut down your ship, by running the following in dojo (or with `Ctrl-D`).
259257Next download and extract the most recent binary from inside your `urbit` directory:
260258```sh
261259#macOS:
262−wget --content-disposition https://urbit.org/install/mac/latest
260+curl -JLO https://urbit.org/install/mac/latest
263261tar zxvf ./darwin.tgz --strip=1
264262
265263#Linux: