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| author | Joel Challis <git@zvecr.com> | 2021-01-08 19:09:28 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-01-08 11:09:28 -0800 |
| commit | 6d9b4c7b4f5de5631955e57b9706f90072971bcb (patch) | |
| tree | b9c6088d9f0d9d96c68b818cc6b255279fa318b7 | |
| parent | b609a07b45ccb1954054f85b8fdd53e03c76de90 (diff) | |
Suggest 'QMK MSYS' as the default windows platform (#11321)
* Suggest 'QMK MSYS' as the default windows platform
* Review comments
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/newbs_getting_started.md | 15 |
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diff --git a/docs/newbs_getting_started.md b/docs/newbs_getting_started.md index 4609275d0b..e03562f00f 100644 --- a/docs/newbs_getting_started.md +++ b/docs/newbs_getting_started.md @@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ We've tried to make QMK as easy to set up as possible. You only have to prepare ### ** Windows ** +QMK maintains a Bundle of MSYS2, the CLI and all necessary dependencies. It also provides a handy `QMK MSYS` terminal shortcut to boot you directly into the correct environment. + +#### Prerequisites + +You will need to install `QMK MSYS`. The latest release is available at https://msys.qmk.fm/. + +Alternatively, if you'd like to manually install msys2, the following section will walk you through the process. + +<details> + <summary>Manual Install</summary> + +?> Ignore the following steps if you use `QMK MSYS`. + #### Prerequisites You will need to install MSYS2, Git and Python. Follow the installation instructions on https://www.msys2.org. @@ -59,6 +72,8 @@ Install the QMK CLI by running: python3 -m pip install qmk +</details> + ### ** macOS ** QMK maintains a Homebrew tap and formula which will automatically install the CLI and all necessary dependencies. |