From 047ab7e3b78119365f4d4066e6ac819c5860c7b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Link <127321188+linkfrg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:52:14 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update user/installation.rst

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 docs/user/installation.rst | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/user/installation.rst b/docs/user/installation.rst
index 382422b7..f3dab735 100644
--- a/docs/user/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/user/installation.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,40 @@ Then add the following to ``environment.systemPackages`` or ``home.packages``:
   
     inputs.ignis.packages.${system}.ignis
 
+Pip
+----
+
+Pip is the standard package manager for Python.  
+You can install Ignis directly from the Git repository using Pip.
+
+.. hint::
+    
+    You can do this in a Python virtual environment.
+    Create and activate one with the following commands:
+    
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        python -m venv venv
+        source venv/bin/activate  # for fish: . venv/bin/activate.fish
+
+To install the latest (Git) version of Ignis:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    pip install git+https://github.com/linkfrg/ignis.git
+
+To install a specific version (e.g., ``v0.5``):
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    # replace "TAG" with the desired Git tag
+    pip install git+https://github.com/linkfrg/ignis.git@TAG
+
+.. seealso::
+
+    For advanced usage, you can `set up a development environment <../dev/env.html>`_ and install Ignis in editable mode.
+    This allows you to easily switch between commits, versions, branches, or pull requests using `git`, without having to reinstall Ignis.
+
 Building from source
 ---------------------
 
@@ -66,7 +100,7 @@ Building from source
     
     git clone https://github.com/linkfrg/ignis.git
     cd ignis
-    meson setup build --prefix=/usr --libdir "lib/ignis"
+    meson setup build --prefix=/usr
     meson compile -C build
     meson install -C build