From ca1fb32c26190626e6f163ad03ac9d5f9fd69746 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:53:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: remove --include-desktop install instructions (#39762)

* docs: remove --include-desktop install instructions

Drop the --include-desktop curl one-liner from the desktop app docs.
The flag remains in scripts/install.sh; these docs now point to the
desktop installer / website and the 'hermes desktop' path instead.

* docs: remove --include-desktop from install docs

Drop the redundant 'Hermes Desktop installer on Linux' block (which
used --include-desktop) from quickstart, installation, and index docs.
The website installer covers macOS/Windows desktop; the CLI-only path
covers Linux. Removes the flag from all user-facing docs.
---
 apps/desktop/README.md                       | 6 ------
 website/docs/getting-started/installation.md | 5 -----
 website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md   | 4 ----
 website/docs/index.mdx                       | 6 ------
 4 files changed, 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/README.md b/apps/desktop/README.md
index 525e9ab77a5..f3084a9b647 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/README.md
+++ b/apps/desktop/README.md
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 
 ### Install with Hermes (recommended)
 
-Add `--include-desktop` to the [one-line installer](../../README.md#quick-install) and it sets up the agent and builds the desktop app in one go:
-
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --include-desktop
-```
-
 Already have the Hermes CLI? Just run:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md b/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
index c47f70d9ea6..09884fa831e 100644
--- a/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
+++ b/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ Get Hermes Agent up and running in under two minutes!
 ### With the Hermes Desktop installer on macOS or Windows (recommended)
 To easily install the command-line and desktop applications, [download the Hermes Desktop installer](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/desktop) from our website and run it.
 
-### With the Hermes Desktop installer on Linux:
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh --include-desktop | bash
-```
-
 ### Without Hermes Desktop:
 For a command-line only install without Hermes Desktop, run:
 
diff --git a/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md b/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md
index 6a40593cae2..04a63226648 100644
--- a/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md
+++ b/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ Pick the row that matches your goal:
 ### With the Hermes Desktop installer on macOS or Windows (recommended)
 To easily install the command-line and desktop applications, [download the Hermes Desktop installer](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/desktop) from our website and run it.
 
-### With the Hermes Desktop installer on Linux:
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh --include-desktop | bash
-```
 ### Without Hermes Desktop:
 For a command-line only install without Hermes Desktop, run:
 
diff --git a/website/docs/index.mdx b/website/docs/index.mdx
index 2d5bc444317..ce7effcbf75 100644
--- a/website/docs/index.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/index.mdx
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ The self-improving AI agent built by [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com).
 
 To easily install the command-line and desktop applications, [download the Hermes Desktop installer](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/desktop) from our website and run it.
 
-### Linux
-
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh --include-desktop | bash
-```
-
 ### Without Hermes Desktop:
 
 For a command-line only install without Hermes Desktop, run: