Update the Introduction section of the docs to 2.6

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Veronica Berglyd Olsen
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Setup and Installation
**********************
.. _Enchant: https://abiword.github.io/enchant/
.. _Enchant: http://rrthomas.github.io/enchant/
.. _GitHub: https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter
.. _Downloads page: https://download.novelwriter.io
.. _PPA: https://launchpad.net/~vkbo/+archive/ubuntu/novelwriter
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Setup and Installation
.. _AppImage: https://appimage.org/
Ready-made packages and installers for novelWriter are available for all major platforms, including
Linux, Windows and MacOS, from the `Downloads page`_. See below for install additional instructions
Linux, Windows and MacOS, from the `Downloads page`_. See below for additional install instructions
for each platform.
You can also install novelWriter from the Python Package Index (PyPi_). See :ref:`a_started_pip`.
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ If you have any issues, try uninstalling the previous version and making a fresh
already had a version installed via a different method, you should uninstall that first as having
multiple installations has been known to cause problems.
.. note::
The novelWriter installer is not signed because Microsoft doesn't currently provide a way for
non-profit open source projects to properly sign their installers. The novelWriter project
doesn't have the funding to pay for commercial software signing certificates. You will therefore
see an additional warning about this when you download and run the installer.
.. _a_started_linux:
@@ -93,10 +87,6 @@ Then run the update and install commands as for Ubuntu:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install novelwriter
.. note::
You may need to use the Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) packages for Debian 11 or earlier. The newer Ubuntu
packages use a different compression algorithm that may not be supported.
.. tip::
If you get an error message like ``gpg: failed to create temporary file`` when importing the key
from the Ubuntu keyserver, try creating the folder it fails on, and import the key again:
@@ -142,7 +132,7 @@ done by holding down the option key on your keyboard and clicking on the applica
.. note::
The novelWriter DMG is not signed because Apple doesn't currently provide a way for non-profit
open source projects to properly sign their installers. The novelWriter project doesn't have the
funding to pay for commercial software signing certificates.
funding to pay for a commercial software signing certificate.
.. _a_started_pip: