From d0ece3570580195dd3c5128d129056901537b54e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: obtusedev <66740598+obtusedev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:14:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add install instructions for prebuilt binaries

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 README.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71f856a1..6ec3a73b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -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