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authorelijah <elijah@riseup.net>2016-05-20 15:52:36 -0700
committerelijah <elijah@riseup.net>2016-05-20 15:52:36 -0700
commita9471db5ad3fb9c280e0c99c9c52cf59c627fe42 (patch)
tree2b8c0afb41d7a1ab797f05e95e0379d57c617163
parentdc00d79abf5e90dd7d001ea6a5f7edd50c36febe (diff)
fixed leap_cli install instructions
-rw-r--r--pages/docs/platform/details/development.md14
-rw-r--r--pages/docs/platform/tutorials/quick-start.md16
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/pages/docs/platform/details/development.md b/pages/docs/platform/details/development.md
index 78915ad..bbda56d 100644
--- a/pages/docs/platform/details/development.md
+++ b/pages/docs/platform/details/development.md
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ Installing leap_cli
Install the latest:
- gem install leap_cli --install-dir ~/leap
- export PATH=$PATH:~/leap/bin
+ gem install --user-install leap_cli
-Install a particular version:
+Or install a particular version:
+
+ gem install --version 1.8 --user-install leap_cli
+
+Add the --user-install directory to your path:
- gem install leap_cli --version 1.8 --install-dir ~/leap
- export PATH=$PATH:~/leap/bin
+ [ $(which ruby) ] && PATH="$PATH:$(ruby -e 'puts Gem.user_dir')/bin"
### From gem, system wide
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ Install a particular version:
Then do one of the following to be able to run `leap` command:
cd leap_cli
- export PATH=$PATH:`pwd`/bin
+ PATH=$PATH:`pwd`/bin
alias leap="`pwd`/bin/leap"
ln -s `pwd`/bin/leap ~/bin/leap
diff --git a/pages/docs/platform/tutorials/quick-start.md b/pages/docs/platform/tutorials/quick-start.md
index f963867..561cbfb 100644
--- a/pages/docs/platform/tutorials/quick-start.md
+++ b/pages/docs/platform/tutorials/quick-start.md
@@ -50,16 +50,20 @@ Install core prerequisites on your workstation.
### Install the LEAP command-line utility
-Install the `leap` command from rubygems.org:
+Install the `leap` command system-wide:
- workstation$ gem install leap_cli --install-dir ~/leap
- workstation$ export PATH=$PATH:~/leap/bin
+ workstation$ sudo gem install leap_cli
-Alternately, you can install `leap` system wide:
+Alternately, you can install `leap` locally without root privileges:
- workstation$ sudo gem install leap_cli
+ workstation$ gem install --user-install leap_cli
+ workstation$ PATH="$PATH:$(ruby -e 'puts Gem.user_dir')/bin"
+
+If you choose a local install, you probably want to permanently add the --user-install directory to your PATH by adding this to your `~/.profile` file (requires logout):
+
+ [ $(which ruby) ] && PATH="$PATH:$(ruby -e 'puts Gem.user_dir')/bin"
-To confirm that you installed `leap` correctly, try running `leap help`.
+To confirm that you installed `leap` correctly, try running `leap --version`.
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