Updating the install instructions

This mirrors the change already merged into v3 at
https://github.com/helm/helm-www/pull/713

Signed-off-by: Matt Farina <matt@mattfarina.com>
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Matt Farina 4 years ago
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@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ proceeds to show two ways to install the server.
The Helm client can be installed either from source, or from pre-built binary
releases.
### From the Binary Releases
### From The Helm Project
The Helm project provides two ways to fetch and install Helm. These are the
official methods to get Helm releases. In addition to that, the Helm community
provides methods to install Helm through different package managers. Installation
through those methods can be found below the official methods.
#### From the Binary Releases
Every [release](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases) of Helm
provides binary releases for a variety of OSes. These binary versions
@ -24,7 +31,29 @@ can be manually downloaded and installed.
From there, you should be able to run the client: `helm help`.
### From Snap (Linux)
#### From Script
Helm now has an installer script that will automatically grab the latest version
of the Helm client and [install it locally](https://git.io/get_helm.sh).
You can fetch that script, and then execute it locally. It's well documented so
that you can read through it and understand what it is doing before you run it.
```
$ curl -LO https://git.io/get_helm.sh
$ chmod 700 get_helm.sh
$ ./get_helm.sh
```
Yes, you can `curl -L https://git.io/get_helm.sh | bash` that if you want to live on the edge.
### Through Package Managers
The Helm community provides the ability to install Helm through operating system
package managers. These are not supported by the Helm project and are not considered
trusted 3rd parties.
#### From Snap (Linux)
The Snap package for Helm is maintained by
[Snapcrafters](https://github.com/snapcrafters/helm).
@ -33,9 +62,9 @@ The Snap package for Helm is maintained by
sudo snap install helm --classic
```
### From Homebrew (macOS)
#### From Homebrew (macOS)
Members of the Kubernetes community have contributed a Helm formula build to
Members of the Helm community have contributed a Helm formula build to
Homebrew. This formula is generally up to date.
```
@ -45,9 +74,9 @@ brew install kubernetes-helm
(Note: There is also a formula for emacs-helm, which is a different
project.)
### From Chocolatey or scoop (Windows)
### #From Chocolatey or scoop (Windows)
Members of the Kubernetes community have contributed a [Helm package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/kubernetes-helm) build to
Members of the Helm community have contributed a [Helm package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/kubernetes-helm) build to
[Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/). This package is generally up to date.
```
@ -60,9 +89,9 @@ The binary can also be installed via [`scoop`](https://scoop.sh) command-line in
scoop install helm
```
### From Apt (Debian/Ubuntu)
#### From Apt (Debian/Ubuntu)
Members of the Kubernetes community have contributed a [Helm
Members of the Helm community have contributed a [Helm
package](https://helm.baltorepo.com/stable/debian/) for Apt. This package is generally up to date.
```
@ -73,23 +102,11 @@ sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install helm2
```
### From Script
Helm now has an installer script that will automatically grab the latest version
of the Helm client and [install it locally](https://git.io/get_helm.sh).
You can fetch that script, and then execute it locally. It's well documented so
that you can read through it and understand what it is doing before you run it.
```
$ curl -LO https://git.io/get_helm.sh
$ chmod 700 get_helm.sh
$ ./get_helm.sh
```
### Development Builds
Yes, you can `curl -L https://git.io/get_helm.sh | bash` that if you want to live on the edge.
In addition to releases you can download or install development snapshots of Helm.
### From Canary Builds
#### From Canary Builds
"Canary" builds are versions of the Helm software that are built from
the latest master branch. They are not official releases, and may not be
@ -103,7 +120,7 @@ Here are links to the common builds:
- [macOS AMD64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-canary-darwin-amd64.tar.gz)
- [Experimental Windows AMD64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-canary-windows-amd64.zip)
### From Source (Linux, macOS)
#### From Source (Linux, macOS)
Building Helm from source is slightly more work, but is the best way to
go if you want to test the latest (pre-release) Helm version.

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