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authorGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2019-12-16 16:42:13 -0800
committerGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2019-12-17 21:52:54 +0000
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We used textify.ps1 to ensure that the .txt files in our Windows installers would render properly in Notepad if the user double-clicked on them. Newer versions of Windows have a more sane Notepad, so this is no longer necessary: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/extended-eol-in-notepad/ Copy COPYING, NEWS, README.md, and README.windows once. Update README.windows. Change-Id: Ibb8b749725f13e0e49d2a2abe04603d9f2be7960 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/35470 Petri-Dish: Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> Tested-by: Petri Dish Buildbot Reviewed-by: Alexis La Goutte <alexis.lagoutte@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
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Installing Wireshark on Windows
-=============================
+===============================
+
To install Wireshark, simply download the appropriate installer program from
https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
-and start it. Just keep the default settings and start Wireshark after the
+and start it. Just keep the default settings and start Wireshark after the
installation finished (e.g. using the start menu entry).
-For detailed descriptions on how to install and use Wireshark and the
-related command line tools, see the Wireshark User's Guide at:
+For detailed descriptions on how to install and use Wireshark and the
+related command line tools, see the Wireshark User's Guide at:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/
Compiling the Wireshark distribution from source
================================================
-In case you want to develop Wireshark code yourself, you can find a
-comprehensive guide how to do this in the Developer's Guide, which
-you can find (and much more info) at:
-https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development
+If you want to develop Wireshark code yourself, you can find
+comprehensive information in the Developer's Guide at:
+
+https://www.wireshark.org/docs/