docs(INSTALL.md): remove update-alternatives instructions (#27060)

There are various other ways people can mimic the old commands, and
plenty of people that have never heard of the old commands.
This increases the consistency of the whole document by restricting it
to the scope to installation of Nvim and its CLI commands.
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@ -155,17 +155,6 @@ Python (`:python`) support is installable via the package manager on Debian unst
sudo apt-get install python3-neovim sudo apt-get install python3-neovim
If installing via appimage, the following commands may be helpful in updating default paths:
# CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH=/usr/local/bin/nvim.appimage
# Set the above with the correct path, then run the rest of the commands:
set -u
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/ex ex "${CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH}" 110
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vi vi "${CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH}" 110
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/view view "${CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH}" 110
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vim vim "${CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH}" 110
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vimdiff vimdiff "${CUSTOM_NVIM_PATH}" 110
### Exherbo Linux ### Exherbo Linux
Exhereses for scm and released versions are currently available in repository `::medvid`. Python client (with GTK+ GUI included) and Qt5 GUI are also available as suggestions: Exhereses for scm and released versions are currently available in repository `::medvid`. Python client (with GTK+ GUI included) and Qt5 GUI are also available as suggestions:
@ -336,17 +325,6 @@ If you're using an older version Ubuntu you must use:
For instructions to install the Python modules, see [`:help provider-python`]. For instructions to install the Python modules, see [`:help provider-python`].
If you want to use Neovim for some (or all) of the editor alternatives, use the following commands:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vi vi /usr/bin/nvim 60
sudo update-alternatives --config vi
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vim vim /usr/bin/nvim 60
sudo update-alternatives --config vim
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/nvim 60
sudo update-alternatives --config editor
Note, however, that special interfaces, like `view` for `nvim -R`, are not supported. (See [#1646](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/1646) and [#2008](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/2008).)
### Void-Linux ### Void-Linux
Neovim can be installed using the xbps package manager Neovim can be installed using the xbps package manager