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################
Downloading Leo
################

.. links

.. _`latest stable release`: https://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/files/Leo/4.10-b1/
.. _`SourceForge`: https://sourceforge.net
.. _`Leo's snapshots page`:     http://www.greygreen.org/leo/
.. _`nightly snapshot`:             http://www.greygreen.org/leo/
.. _`Leo's latest sources`: https://code.launchpad.net/leo-editor/
.. _`Launchpad`: https://code.launchpad.net/
.. _`bzr`: http://bazaar.canonical.com/

Leo's core code is always being improved and developed. Unit-testing
ensures that the daily commits are as bug-free as possible. Almost all of
the time, downloading the most recent `nightly snapshot`_ of the
development code is going to give you code that is just as stable and much
more up-to-date than the most recent `latest stable release`_ which most
Leonistas would consider already outdated.

If you are just checking Leo out, feel free to use the `latest stable release`_
download if it makes you feel more secure, but once you've
decided to work with Leo on a regular basis, we highly recommend regularly
keeping your installation up to date with the most recent `nightly snapshot`_.

To summarize, you may get Leo in three ways:

1. Download the `latest stable release`_ from `SourceForge`_. This release
   contains an executable installer. This release will usually be a bit out of date.

2. Download a `nightly snapshot`_ from `Leo's snapshots page`_. This page
   contains .zip archives of Leo's code from 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 and 90 days
   ago.
   
3. Download `Leo's latest sources`_ from `Launchpad`_ using `bzr`_.
   Installing bzr is non-trivial, but once set up this is the easiest way
   to get the latest version of Leo's code.
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################
Downloading Leo
################

.. links

.. _`latest stable release (Leo 4.9)`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/files/Leo/4.9-final/
.. _`SourceForge`: https://sourceforge.net
.. _`Leo's snapshots page`: http://www.greygreen.org/leo/
.. _`Leo's latest sources`: https://code.launchpad.net/leo-editor/
.. _`Launchpad`: https://code.launchpad.net/
.. _`bzr`: http://bazaar.canonical.com/


You may get Leo in three ways:

1. Download the `latest stable release (Leo 4.9)`_ from `SourceForge`_. This release
   contains an executable installer.

2. Download a daily snapshot from `Leo's snapshots page`_. This page contains
   .zip archives of Leo's code from 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 and 90 days ago.
   
3. Download `Leo's latest sources`_ from `Launchpad`_ using `bzr`_. Installing bzr is
   non-trivial, but once set up this is by far the easiest way to get the latest
   version of Leo's code.
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