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Refer to rgbds' own install instructions

--- a/INSTALL.md

+++ b/INSTALL.md

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@

 Download and install [**Windows Subsystem for Linux**](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10). Then open the **WSL terminal**.

+Update WSL's software before continuing. If you chose Debian, Ubuntu, or another distribution that uses `apt-get`, then enter this command:

+

+```bash

+apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

+```

+

 WSL has its own file system that's not accessible from Windows, but Windows files *are* accessible from WSL. So you're going to want to install pokecrystal within Windows. You'll have to change the **current working directory** every time you open WSL.

 For example, if you want to store pokecrystal in **C:\Users\\*\<user>*\Desktop**, enter this command:

@@ -36,9 +42,9 @@

 Double click on the text that says "**Skip**" next to each package to select the most recent version to install.

-Then download [**rgbds**](https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds/releases/): the latest **win64.zip** or **win32.zip** release. Extract it and put all the `exe` and `dll` files individually in **C:\cygwin64\usr\local\bin**.

+Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/windows) for Windows with Cygwin to install **rgbds 0.4.1**.

-**Note: If you already have an older rgbds, you will need to update to 0.4.1.** Ignore this if you have never installed rgbds before. If a version newer than 0.4.1 does not work, try downloading 0.4.1.

+**Note:** If you already have an older rgbds, you will need to update to 0.4.1. Ignore this if you have never installed rgbds before. If a version newer than 0.4.1 does not work, try downloading 0.4.1.

 Now open the **Cygwin terminal** and enter the following commands.

@@ -59,14 +65,10 @@

 Install [**Homebrew**](https://brew.sh/). Follow the official instructions.

-Open **Terminal** and enter the following commands.

+Open **Terminal** and prepare to enter commands.

-To install **rgbds**:

+Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/macos) for macOS to install **rgbds 0.4.1**.

-```bash

-brew install rgbds

-```

-

 Now you're ready to [build **pokecrystal**](#build-pokecrystal).

@@ -82,14 +84,8 @@

 sudo apt-get install make gcc git

 ```

-To install **rgbds**:

+Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/source) to build **rgbds 0.4.1** from source.

-```bash

-sudo apt-get install pkg-config flex bison libpng-dev

-git clone -b v0.4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds

-sudo make -C rgbds install

-```

-

 ### OpenSUSE

 To install the software required for **pokecrystal**:

@@ -98,14 +94,8 @@

 sudo zypper install make gcc git

 ```

-To install **rgbds**:

+Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/source) to build **rgbds 0.4.1** from source.

-```bash

-sudo zypper install pkg-config flex bison libpng16-devel

-git clone -b v0.4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds

-sudo make -C rgbds install

-```

-

 ### Arch Linux

 To install the software required for **pokecrystal**:

@@ -114,13 +104,9 @@

 sudo pacman -S make gcc git rgbds

 ```

-If you want to compile and install **rgbds** manually instead of using the Arch package:

+Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/arch) for Arch Linux to install **rgbds 0.4.1**.

-```bash

-sudo pacman -S pkg-config flex bison libpng

-git clone -b v0.4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds

-sudo make -C rgbds install

-```

+If you want to compile and install **rgbds** yourself instead, then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/source) to build **rgbds 0.4.1** from source.

 ### Termux

@@ -136,6 +122,8 @@

 sudo apt install rgbds

 ```

+If you want to compile and install **rgbds** yourself instead, then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/source) to build **rgbds 0.4.1** from source.

+

 ### Other distros

 If your distro is not listed here, try to find the required software in its repositories:

@@ -145,19 +133,7 @@

 - `git`

 - `rgbds`

-If `rgbds` is not available, you'll also need these:

-

-- `pkg-config`

-- `flex`

-- `bison`

-- `libpng` (and the development headers)

-

-To install **rgbds**:

-

-```bash

-git clone -b v0.4.1 --depth=1 https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds

-sudo make -C rgbds install

-```

+If `rgbds` is not available, you'll need to follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install/source) to build **rgbds 0.4.1** from source.

 Now you're ready to [build **pokecrystal**](#build-pokecrystal).