diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea552eaddd..3f03bd5525 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Generate license file
-        run: script/generate-licenses
-
       - name: Create and upload Linux .tar.gz bundle
         run: script/bundle-linux
 
diff --git a/docs/src/development/linux.md b/docs/src/development/linux.md
index 1a12a8e05d..7f6bc3ac88 100644
--- a/docs/src/development/linux.md
+++ b/docs/src/development/linux.md
@@ -40,32 +40,42 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 Once you have the dependencies installed, you can build Zed using [Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/).
 
-For a debug build:
+For a debug build of the editor:
 
 ```
 cargo run
 ```
 
-For a release build:
-
-```
-cargo run --release
-```
-
-For a release package:
-
-```
-cargo build --release
-```
-
-the binary can be found in `target/release` folder.
-
 And to run the tests:
 
 ```
 cargo test --workspace
 ```
 
+In release mode, the primary user interface is the `cli` crate. You can run it in development with:
+
+```
+cargo run -p cli
+```
+
+## Installing a development build
+
+You can install a local build on your machine with:
+
+```
+./script/install-linux
+```
+
+This will build zed and the cli in release mode and make them available at `~/.local/bin/zed`, installing .desktop files to `~/.local/share`.
+
+If you'd like to install things to a different prefix you can use:
+
+```
+./script/install-linux /usr/
+```
+
+In this case the binary will be `/usr/bin/zed` and the `.desktop` file in `/usr/share`. The script should prompt for sudo as required so that the rust build runs as the current user.
+
 ## Wayland & X11
 
 Zed has basic support for both modes. The mode is selected at runtime. If you're on wayland and want to run in X11 mode, you can set `WAYLAND_DISPLAY='' cargo run` to do so.
diff --git a/script/bundle-linux b/script/bundle-linux
index 67879fea39..25eb97093b 100755
--- a/script/bundle-linux
+++ b/script/bundle-linux
@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@ mkdir -p "${zed_dir}/share/applications"
 envsubst < "crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in" > "${zed_dir}/share/applications/zed$suffix.desktop"
 
 # Licenses
+script/generate-licenses
 cp "assets/licenses.md" "${zed_dir}/licenses.md"
 
 # Create archive out of everything that's in the temp directory
 target="linux-$(uname -m)"
-
-if [[ "$channel" == "nightly" ]]; then
-  archive="zed-${target}.tar.gz"
-elif  [[ "$channel" == "dev" ]]; then
+if  [[ "$channel" == "dev" ]]; then
   archive="zed-${commit}-${target}.tar.gz"
 else
   archive="zed-${target}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/script/install-linux b/script/install-linux
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3e9c0ae4be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/install-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "
+  Usage: ${0##*/}
+  Builds and installs zed onto your system into ~/.local, making it available as ~/.local/bin/zed.
+
+  Before running this you should ensure you have all the build dependencies installed with `./script/linux`.
+  "
+  exit 1
+fi
+export ZED_CHANNEL=$(<crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL)
+export ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION="You need to fetch and rebuild zed in $(pwd)"
+script/bundle-linux
+
+target="linux-$(uname -m)"
+commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c 1-7)
+if  [[ "$ZED_CHANNEL" == "dev" ]]; then
+  archive="zed-${commit}-${target}.tar.gz"
+else
+  archive="zed-${target}.tar.gz"
+fi
+export ZED_BUNDLE_PATH="target/release/${archive}"
+script/install.sh
diff --git a/script/install.sh b/script/install.sh
index a375d52272..621862ec59 100755
--- a/script/install.sh
+++ b/script/install.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ main() {
 }
 
 linux() {
-    echo "Downloading Zed"
-    curl "https://zed.dev/api/releases/$channel/latest/zed-linux-$arch.tar.gz" > "$temp/zed-linux-$arch.tar.gz"
+    if [[ -n "${ZED_BUNDLE_PATH:-}" ]]; then
+        cp "$ZED_BUNDLE_PATH" "$temp/zed-linux-$arch.tar.gz"
+    else
+        echo "Downloading Zed"
+        curl "https://zed.dev/api/releases/$channel/latest/zed-linux-$arch.tar.gz" > "$temp/zed-linux-$arch.tar.gz"
+    fi
 
     suffix=""
     if [[ $channel != "stable" ]]; then
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ linux() {
     desktop_file_path="$HOME/.local/share/applications/${appid}.desktop"
     cp ~/.local/zed$suffix.app/share/applications/zed$suffix.desktop "${desktop_file_path}"
     sed -i "s|Icon=zed|Icon=$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/zed.png|g" "${desktop_file_path}"
-    sed -i "s|Exec=zed|Exec=$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/bin/zed|g" "${desktop_file_path}"
+    sed -i "s|Exec=zed|Exec=$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/libexec/zed-editor|g" "${desktop_file_path}"
 
     if which "zed" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "Zed has been installed. Run with 'zed'"