diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index a40cd11..7d8d0a5 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -12,14 +12,21 @@ your distribution: - `ArchLinux (AUR) `_ - `pkgsrc `_ -- `Fedora `_ - `nixpkg `_ - `GNU Guix `_ - `homebrew `_ - `Gentoo `_ -- `Debian Sid `_. -- Debian and Ubuntu also have packages, but those are not supported in any way. - See also :ref:`debian-urllib3`. + +Some distros have multiple release channels. The following **may not contain +the latest version:** + +- `Fedora `_ +- `Debian `_ (likewise for Ubuntu) + +Note that we only support the latest version of vdirsyncer, but you may still +find older versions in some distro's repositories. You should have recieved +information on how to file bugs against those packages. Please do not file bugs +against vdirsyncer. If there is no package for your distribution, you'll need to :ref:`install vdirsyncer manually `. There is an easy command to @@ -65,8 +72,8 @@ installed as dependencies of vdirsyncer and which ones were not, should you decide to uninstall it. In other words, using pip that way would pollute your home directory. -The clean but hard way -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The clean, hard way +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a way to install Python software without scattering stuff across your filesystem: virtualenv_. There are a lot of resources on how to use it, @@ -85,8 +92,8 @@ This method has two advantages: distro-specific issues. - You can delete ``~/vdirsyncer_env/`` to uninstall vdirsyncer entirely. -The new, perfect way -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The clean, easy way +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ pipsi_ is a new package manager for Python-based software that automatically sets up a virtualenv for each program you install. Assuming you have it