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Update installation documentation
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jim-easterbrook committed Nov 11, 2023
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Note that pip has installed the new version in ``/home/jim/.local`` as normal users can't write to ``/usr``.
(Don't be tempted to get round this by using ``sudo`` to run pip.
``/usr`` should only be written by the operating system's package manager.)
``/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages`` should only be written by the operating system's package manager.)
You may need to log out and then log in again to update your PATH settings.
(On some Linux distributions you can simply run ``source ~/.profile`` instead of logging out & in.)

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This ensures that the latest version will be used to install Photini.

You should stay in this virtual environment while installing and testing Photini.
After that Photini can be run without activating the virtual environment.

Qt package
^^^^^^^^^^
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.. tabs::
.. code-tab:: none Linux/MacOS

sarah@mint:~$ /home/jim/photini/bin/photini-post-install
sarah@mint:~$ /home/jim/photini/bin/photini-post-install
desktop-file-install \
--dir=/home/sarah/.local/share/applications \
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