Deduplicate documentation for desktop app installations

[timabbott]

We have 4 documents on how to install the desktop app:

• https://zulip.com/apps
• https://zulip.com/help/desktop-app-install-guide (HTML for production, most visually polished)
• https://github.com/zulip/zulip-desktop/blob/master/how-to-install.md (production)
• https://github.com/zulip/zulip-desktop/blob/master/development.md (development)

I think ideally we'd eliminate how-to-install.md by merging it into desktop-app-install-guide (with some polishing), and make sure we have the appropriate set of links?

[Signior-X]

@timabbott I am currently getting started with zulip desktop. Should I try setting one for production and on the way working on this issue, improving the guide?

[Signior-X]

I actually installed and read both the docs for installing the desktop app on windows and ubuntu. I found that the links and information present in how-to-install.md are all present in desktop-install-guide In case of macOS and windows, it was almost same.

In case of linux OS, for ones who use apt like Ubuntu, the how-to-install.md explains the steps one by one and better than desktop-app-install-guide. I guess, we can polish in that area and then we can easily remove how-to-install.md file.

However, I think we have to also change where the links of how-to-install-guide.md are used. Any suggestions, how that can be done?

[tarun8718]

Hey, @timabbott I have linked a PR for this issue can you please review it?

[raquelbryant]

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[raquelbryant]

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