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Tweak wording for the "Manual download" info on the download page
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## Manual download
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Binaries are built from a number of different branches and PRs but you should
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stick to the **master** branch releases for the most stable ones unless you know
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stick to the **`master`** branch releases for the most stable ones unless you know
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exactly what you are looking for.
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We currently build on both GitHub Actions and Cirrus CI:
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- GitHub Actions is used for building the majority of our binaries and builds
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are run on every commit or PR.
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- Direct artifact download is available only for those with at least read
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permission on the repository. All artifacts are therefore automatically
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uploaded to the [pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases](https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases/releases)
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- Direct artifact download is available only for those who are logged in
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with their GitHub accounts. All artifacts from the `master` branch
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are therefore automatically uploaded to the [pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases](https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases/releases)
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repository for access by anyone.
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- Cirrus CI is _only_ used for building Apple silicon (macOS M1/M2) and ARM
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Linux binaries. These are run less frequently (every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
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To download a binary produced by GitHub Actions then follow the below steps:
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To download a binary produced by GitHub Actions, follow the below steps:
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- Navigate to the [pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases](https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar-rolling-releases/releases)
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releases.
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- Select the most recent release (or for a specific release reference the timestamp
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part of the version e.g. 1.109.**2023091606**).
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- Most binaries will be available with every release but Apple silicon and
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ARM Linux binaries will not. You may need to look for earlier releases.
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- x86_64 binaries will be grouped together for most releases,
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but occasionally they will be split across multiple releases.
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Apple silicon and ARM Linux binaries are usually grouped together
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in their own separate release from the x64 binaries, but sometimes not.
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You may need to look through the earlier releases
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to find binaries for your platform.
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- Choose the binary you wish to download from the `Assets` section (you may need
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click the `Show all x assets` link to display them all). See below for
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descriptions of all available binaries.

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