From caf8d22c808aa4d938aaa55a06a6489687605539 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johnny Chen Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 05:30:16 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] advertise jill.py in Downloads as a command-line installation tool (#926) * advertise jill.py in Downloads as a command-line installation tool jill.py is a command-line tool (written in Python) that downloads and extracts official binaries, and makes symlinks for all platforms. This could serve as a recommended alternatives to package managers such as `apt`, `brew` and `choco` * move jill.py after linux and freebsd section --- downloads/platform.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/downloads/platform.md b/downloads/platform.md index e80b5774d2..3163b6ac9f 100644 --- a/downloads/platform.md +++ b/downloads/platform.md @@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ Apart from this, there are several ways through which you can change environment Julia installs all its files in a single directory. Deleting the directory where Julia was installed is sufficient. If you would also like to remove your packages, remove `~/.julia`. The startup file is at `~/.julia/config/startup.jl` and the history at `~/.julia/logs/repl_history.jl`. +## Cross-platform installer +[Jill.py](https://github.com/johnnychen94/jill.py) is a community-maintained command-line tool that automates the installation workflow for all platforms. After installing this using `pip install jill -U`, you can then use `jill install` to install the current stable release, and `jill install latest` to install the nightly builds. # Platform Specific Instructions for Unofficial Binaries