Add install instructions for prebuilt binaries

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obtusedev 2021-11-10 18:56:32 -05:00 committed by Guldoman
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@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ affects only the place where the application is actually installed.
Head over to [releases](https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/releases) and download the version for your operating system.
### Ubuntu
### Linux
Unzip the file and `cd` into the `lite-xl` directory:
@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ tar -xzf <file>
cd lite-xl
```
Copy files over into appropriate directories:
To run lite-xl without installing:
```sh
cd bin
./lite-xl
```
To install lite-xl copy files over into appropriate directories:
```sh
mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && cp bin/lite-xl $HOME/.local/bin
@ -118,11 +124,9 @@ rm -f $HOME/.local/bin/lite-xl
rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/lite-xl.svg \
$HOME/.local/share/applications/org.lite_xl.lite_xl.desktop \
$HOME/.local/share/metainfo/org.lite_xl.lite_xl.appdata.xml \
$HOME/.local/share/lite-xl \
$HOME/.local/share/doc/lite-xl
$HOME/.local/share/lite-xl
```
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## Contributing