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A couple of suggested modifications primarily to clarify that this unordered list is of **options** to install the latest version―not a series of commands to complete a single install. Also suggested a layout change to explain the series of commands in option b.
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@ -137,13 +137,16 @@ it's helpful to run on the "bleeding edge". To run the latest source:
``pip uninstall beets``.
2. Install from source. There are a few easy ways to do this:
- Use ``pip`` to install the latest snapshot tarball: just type
``pip install https://github.com/beetbox/beets/tarball/master``.
- Grab the source using Git:
``git clone https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git``. Then
``cd beets`` and type ``python setup.py install``.
- Use ``pip`` to install an "editable" version of beets based on an
automatic source checkout. For example, run
- **Option 1** - Use ``pip`` to install the latest snapshot tarball:
just type: ``pip install https://github.com/beetbox/beets/tarball/master``.
- **Option 2** - Grab the source using Git:
1. First clone the repository ``git clone https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git``.
2. Then enter the beets directory ``cd beets``
3. Finally install ``python setup.py install``.
- **Option 3** - Use ``pip`` to install an "editable" version of beets based on an
automatic source checkout. For example, run:
``pip install -e git+https://github.com/beetbox/beets#egg=beets``
to clone beets and install it, allowing you to modify the source
in-place to try out changes.