From ac2dae04279c0229dabc7b28a515dfb07ed45f61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Peter Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 21:26:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update Ubuntu install instructions --- README.md | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3261c06c..8d84369a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -128,13 +128,21 @@ fd -x wc -l \; -e rs ### On Ubuntu *... and other Debian-based Linux distributions.* -Download the latest `.deb` package from the [release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases) and install it via: +If you run Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) or newer, you can install the +[officially maintained package](https://packages.ubuntu.com/disco/fd-find): +``` +sudo apt install fd-find +``` +Note that the binary is called `fdfind` as the binary name `fd` is already used by another package. +It is recommended that you add an `alias fd=fdfind` to your shells initialization file, in order to +use `fd` in the same way as in this documentation. + +If you use an older version of Ubuntu, you can download the latest `.deb` package from the +[release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases) and install it via: ``` bash sudo dpkg -i fd_7.3.0_amd64.deb # adapt version number and architecture ``` -Note: `fd` will be officially available in Ubuntu Disco Dingo (19.04). - ### On Debian If you run Debian Buster or newer, you can install the