Merge pull request #2702 from letsencrypt/unix_os

Mention that we're talking about Unix OSes
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@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ The Let's Encrypt Client is a fully-featured, extensible client for the Let's
Encrypt CA (or any other CA that speaks the `ACME Encrypt CA (or any other CA that speaks the `ACME
<https://github.com/ietf-wg-acme/acme/blob/master/draft-ietf-acme-acme.md>`_ <https://github.com/ietf-wg-acme/acme/blob/master/draft-ietf-acme-acme.md>`_
protocol) that can automate the tasks of obtaining certificates and protocol) that can automate the tasks of obtaining certificates and
configuring webservers to use them. configuring webservers to use them. This client runs on Unix-based operating
systems.
Installation Installation
------------ ------------
If ``letsencrypt`` is packaged for your OS, you can install it from there, and If ``letsencrypt`` is packaged for your Unix OS, you can install it from
run it by typing ``letsencrypt``. Because not all operating systems have there, and run it by typing ``letsencrypt``. Because not all operating
packages yet, we provide a temporary solution via the ``letsencrypt-auto`` systems have packages yet, we provide a temporary solution via the
wrapper script, which obtains some dependencies from your OS and puts others ``letsencrypt-auto`` wrapper script, which obtains some dependencies
in a python virtual environment:: from your OS and puts others in a python virtual environment::
user@webserver:~$ git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt user@webserver:~$ git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt
user@webserver:~$ cd letsencrypt user@webserver:~$ cd letsencrypt