doc/README.html.in | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
New commits:
commit ba3c11bb41bd72158825636edbf107419e3ab256
Author: Arun Raghavan <a...@asymptotic.io>
Date: Wed Sep 17 12:22:05 2025 -0400
Update installation instructions in documentation
Fixes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pavucontrol/-/issues/157
diff --git a/doc/README.html.in b/doc/README.html.in
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--- a/doc/README.html.in
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@@ -222,11 +222,15 @@ most Linux distributions.</p>
<h2><a name="installation">Installation</a></h2>
-<p>As this package is made with the GNU autotools you should run
-<tt>./configure</tt> inside the distribution directory for configuring
-the source tree. After that you should run <tt>make</tt> for
-compilation and <tt>make install</tt> (as root) for installation of
-<tt>pavucontrol</tt>.</p>
+<p>The easiest way to get <tt>pavucontrol</tt> is from <a
href="https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol";>Flathub</a>, or
through your distribution's package manager.</p>
+
+<p>For building and running the code locally (assuming you have all the
required dependencies available), clone the git repository or unpack the source
tarball, and inside the source directory:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><tt>meson setup build</tt></li>
+ <li><tt>ninja -C build</tt></li>
+ <li><tt>./build/src/pavucontrol</tt></li>
+</ul>
<h2><a name="download">Download</a></h2>
