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On 17 February 2013 12:39, Jannis Leidel <notifications@github.com> wrote:

> In docs/installing.txt:
>
> > +
> > +Using a Package Manager
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > +
> > +On Linux, pip is packaged by most distributions. For instance, on an Ubuntu
> > +system, you can install it with::
> > +
> > +    $ sudo apt-get install python-pip
> > +
> > +On a Fedora system, you can install it with::
> > +
> > +    $ yum install python-pip
> > +
> > +The latest versions of pip may not be available using this method.
> > +
> > +
>
> See, I don't believe people actually read all the paragraphs, but only
> look for the apt-get line they need to copy/paste. So even providing that
> part is a no-go for me.
>
> That said, maybe we should reach out to the distros activately and ask
> them to update. Or.. even provide packages for the different distros (e.g.
> an own PPA).
>
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