RSDK-14255: Remove AppImage/manual install-method step for 64-bit Linux setup#5202
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viam-agent is now the only install option for Linux/Aarch64 and Linux/x86_64 on the machine setup page (see viamrobotics/app#12758, RSDK-14255). The "Installation method" selector no longer renders for any platform, so drop the obsolete viam-agent-vs-manual choice from the Linux setup includes. Armv7l, Mac, and Windows are unaffected.
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What
Updates the Linux setup instructions to match viamrobotics/app#12758 (RSDK-14255), which removes the AppImage ("manual") install option for the two 64-bit Linux platforms (
Linux / Aarch64andLinux / x86_64) on the machine setup page.viam-agentis now the only, forced install path for those platforms.After that change, every platform in the setup UI has exactly one install option (aarch64/x86_64 → viam-agent; armv7l/Mac/Windows → manual), so the "Installation method" dropdown no longer renders for anyone. The docs still instructed users to pick viam-agent vs. manual for 64-bit Linux, which no longer exists.
Changes
static/include/install/install-linux.md— removed the "also select your installation method (viam-agent / manual)" sub-step; now states that Viam installsviam-agentfor Aarch64 and x86_64. (Also drops the staleAarch 64/x86typos.)static/include/install/install-linux-aarch.md— removed the "Select your installation method" step; Aarch64 now installsviam-agentdirectly.Both files render on the "Set up a computer or SBC" install flow and in device-setup guides that
readfilethese includes.Deliberately NOT changed (flagging for review)
docs/reference/viam-server.md— the "Installviam-serverwithout the web UI" section still documents an "Install manually" AppImage tab for Linux (Aarch64/x86_64). app#12758 is frontend-only and the manualcurl … --aix-installCLI path still works (RDK still builds/publishes AppImages), so these are intentionally left. They should be revisited when the RDK-side AppImage build/publish is removed.static/include/install/architectures.md— the AppImagecurl … --aix-installsnippet for 64-bit; now unreachable from the setup flow but still valid for the CLI path / Armv7l. Left for the same follow-up.docs/monitor/common-errors.md(FUSE /libfuse.so.2) and the aarch64 device-setup guides' AppImagewgetfallbacks — still relevant while AppImage exists for Armv7l and the manual CLI path; part of the broader AppImage-deprecation cleanup, not this step.Scope
64-bit Linux setup instructions only. Armv7l (32-bit ARM), Mac, Windows, and WSL are untouched.
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