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| -You can download the latest Racket installer from [the official Racket website][racket-dl]. |
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| -Installers are available for Windows (64-bit and 32-bit), macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Linux (64-bit). |
| 3 | +The Racket distribution can be downloaded from https://download.racket-lang.org |
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| -If you prefer to use a package manager, like `brew` on MacOS, `winget` on Windows or your Linux distribution's package manager, see [the Racket Wiki][racket-wiki-install] for more detailed instructions. |
| 5 | +Installers are provided for |
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| -## Linux |
| 7 | +* Windows |
| 8 | +* Linux |
| 9 | +* macOS |
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| -The Linux build is generic enough that it should work on most distributions, including relatively old distributions. |
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| -After downloading the installer file, run it with |
| 11 | +Please reference Racket's [Getting Started](http://docs.racket-lang.org/getting-started/) page for guidance materials. |
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| -```shell |
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| -sh racket-8.8-x86_64-linux-cs.sh |
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| -``` |
| 13 | +The [Racket Guide](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/intro.html) introduces you to interacting with Racket. |
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| -You may need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires administrator access. |
| 15 | +See [DrRacket: The Racket Programming Environment](https://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/index.html) for guidance using the DrRacket IDE. |
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| -~~~~exercism/caution |
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| -Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version. |
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| -While you may choose to use your package manager's version now and upgrade to the current version later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from [the official download site][racket-dl]. |
| 17 | +See [Command-Line Tools and Your Editor of Choice](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/other-editors.html) for an introduction to Racket command line tools and using other editors. |
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| -[racket-dl]: https://download.racket-lang.org |
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| -~~~~ |
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| -## macOS |
| 20 | +## About the Linux installer: |
| 21 | +The Linux build is generic enough that it should work on most distributions, including relatively old distributions. |
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| -If your machine uses the M1 or M2 series processors, select **Apple Silicon** in the platform dropdown menu before downloading. |
| 23 | +After downloading the installer file, run it with |
| 24 | +``` |
| 25 | +sh racket-8.10-x86_64-linux-cs.sh |
| 26 | +``` |
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| -## IDEs |
| 28 | +You may need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires administrator access. |
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| -See [DrRacket: The Racket Programming Environment][racket-drracket] for guidance using the DrRacket IDE. |
| 30 | +**Warning: Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version.** |
| 31 | +While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from https://download.racket-lang.org |
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| -See [Command-Line Tools and Your Editor of Choice][racket-clt] for an introduction to racket command line tool and using other editors. |
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| -[racket-dl]: https://download.racket-lang.org |
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| -[racket-wiki-install]: https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Installing-Racket |
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| -[racket-drracket]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/index.html |
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| -[racket-clt]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/other-editors.html |
| 34 | +## About the macOS installer: |
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| 36 | +If your machine uses the M1 or M2 series processors, select **Apple Silicon** in the platform dropdown menu before downloading. |
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