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Refine documentation about externally maintained and unmaintained linux packages.
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@ -118,8 +118,17 @@ The nightly version can be installed using these commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install solc
We are also releasing a `snap package <https://snapcraft.io/>`_, which is
installable in all the `supported Linux distros <https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install>`_. To
Furthermore, some Linux distributions provide their own packages. These packages are not directly
maintained by us, but usually kept up-to-date by the respective package maintainers.
For example, Arch Linux has packages for the latest development version:
.. code-block:: bash
pacman -S solidity
There is also a `snap package <https://snapcraft.io/solc>`_, however, it is **currently unmaintained**.
It is installable in all the `supported Linux distros <https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install>`_. To
install the latest stable version of solc:
.. code-block:: bash
@ -139,18 +148,6 @@ with the most recent changes, please use the following:
but it comes with limitations, like accessing only the files in your ``/home`` and ``/media`` directories.
For more information, go to `Demystifying Snap Confinement <https://snapcraft.io/blog/demystifying-snap-confinement>`_.
Arch Linux also has packages, albeit limited to the latest development version:
.. code-block:: bash
pacman -S solidity
Gentoo Linux has an `Ethereum overlay <https://overlays.gentoo.org/#ethereum>`_ that contains a Solidity package.
After the overlay is setup, ``solc`` can be installed in x86_64 architectures by:
.. code-block:: bash
emerge dev-lang/solidity
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