Add install instructions for prebuilt binaries

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@ -77,6 +77,53 @@ DESTDIR="$(pwd)/Lite XL.app" meson install --skip-subprojects -C build
Please note that the package is relocatable to any prefix and the option prefix
affects only the place where the application is actually installed.
## Installing Prebuilt
Head over to [releases](https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/releases) and download the version for your operating system.
### Ubuntu
Unzip the file and `cd` into the `lite-xl` directory:
```sh
tar -xzf <file>
cd lite-xl
```
Copy files over into appropriate directories:
```sh
mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && cp bin/lite-xl $HOME/.local/bin
cp -r share $HOME/.local
```
If `$HOME/.local/bin` is not in PATH:
```sh
echo -e 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin' >> $HOME/.bashrc
```
To get the icon to show up in app launcher:
```sh
xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate
```
You may need to logout and login again to see icon in app launcher.
To uninstall just run:
```sh
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
```
You may need to `Alt + F2` and enter 'r' to see changes.
## Contributing
Any additional functionality that can be added through a plugin should be done