diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ The following describes three different installations side by side or remove it entirely by just removing the virtualenv directory) and does not require root privileges. -- :ref:`installation-without-virtualenv`: The alternative method of installing - a Kallithea release is using standard pip. The package will be installed in - the same location as all other Python packages you have ever installed. As a - result, removing it is not as straightforward as with a virtualenv, as you'd - have to remove its dependencies manually and make sure that they are not - needed by other packages. +- Kallithea can also be installed with plain pip - globally or with ``--user`` + or similar. The package will be installed in the same location as all other + Python packages you have ever installed. As a result, removing it is not as + straightforward as with a virtualenv, as you'd have to remove its + dependencies manually and make sure that they are not needed by other + packages. We recommend using virtualenv. Regardless of the installation method you may need to make sure you have appropriate development packages installed, as installation of some of the @@ -125,27 +125,6 @@ An additional benefit of virtualenv is t You can now proceed to :ref:`install-front-end`. -.. _installation-without-virtualenv: - - -Installing a released version without virtualenv ------------------------------------------------- - -For installation without virtualenv, 'just' use:: - - pip install kallithea - -Note that this method requires root privileges and will install packages -globally without using the system's package manager. - -To install as a regular user in ``~/.local``, you can use:: - - pip install --user kallithea - -You can now proceed to :ref:`install-front-end`. - -.. _install-front-end: - Prepare front-end files -----------------------