docs(readme): document Linux download and install - #73
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Add an Install on Linux section to the README covering the four package formats published to GitHub Releases (.deb, .rpm, Arch pkg.tar.zst, AppImage), sha256 verification, per-distro install commands, and a build-from-source pointer for non-Debian distros. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Adds Linux installation guidance to the project README, pointing users to GitHub Release assets and providing distro-specific install commands plus a short “build from source” path for Linux.
Changes:
- Document Linux release asset formats (
.deb,.rpm, Arch package, AppImage) and per-distro install commands. - Add checksum verification instructions and mention CLI-only/headless package variants.
- Add “Build from source on Linux” section referencing existing helper scripts.
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Summary
README.mdpointing users at the prebuilt x86_64 packages published on GitHub Releases (.deb,.rpm, Arch.pkg.tar.zst, andAppImage).sha256sum -cverification using the shipped.sha256files, and notes thecast-codes-cli-*headless variants../script/linux/install_runtime_deps+./script/run, with a note that the installer is Debian-family only.Test plan
.sha256verification command end-to-end against a downloaded release asset.