diff --git a/web/content/docs/userguide/basics/introduction/index.md b/web/content/docs/userguide/basics/introduction/index.md
index f4bd3797dee..bb027a773b4 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/userguide/basics/introduction/index.md
+++ b/web/content/docs/userguide/basics/introduction/index.md
@@ -19,100 +19,88 @@ category = "Beginner"
## Installation
-There are various ways to obtain a running version of OpenGeoSys (OGS) on your machine. You can have OGS for different
-operating systems including Windows, Linux, and macOS. Most of the functionality is available for all operating systems,
-however, for parallel execution of OGS we recommend to set up OGS either under Linux or macOS. It is your choice, if you just
-want to use prebuild version of OGS for easy use (or just to get started), or if you would like to customize your OGS-build for
-your specific application, or even become an active development member. However, all kinds of installation will provide you
-with a modelling platform including all physical processes available in OGS.
+There are various ways to obtain a (pre-built) running version of OpenGeoSys (OGS) on your machine. You can have OGS for different
+operating systems including Windows, Linux, and macOS. The basic modelling platform is available for all operating systems.
+The different operating systems and installation methods give you the feature matrix:
-
-
-One easy way to obtain your running version is
-to just download the latest stable or development release of OpenGeoSys from the [Releases](/releases)-page. Be sure to pick
-the correct file for your operating system.
-
-By downloading from the release page you will get a bunch of folders and files. However, OGS itself will come as a simple
-executable file, which you will find in the `bin` sub-folder. You can put the executable wherever you like. For convenience you
-may put it into a location which is in your `PATH`-environment variable which allows you to start the executable without
-specifying its full file path just calling `ogs` from the terminal of your machine.
+| Operating system / Installation method | [Processes](/docs/userguide/blocks/processes/) | [MFront](/docs/userguide/features/mfront/) | [PETSc]({{< ref "parallel_computing_mpi" >}})
+| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------:
+|
Windows / [pip](#install-via-pip) & [binary download](#alternative-install-via-binary-downloads) | `TH2M` disabled, [see issue](https://gitlab.opengeosys.org/ogs/ogs/-/issues/3197) | ❌ | ❌
+|
macOS / [pip](#install-via-pip) | All | ✅ | ❌
+|
Linux / [pip](#install-via-pip) & [Serial Container]({{< ref "container.md" >}}) | All | ✅ | ❌
+|
Linux / [PETSc Container]({{< ref "container.md" >}}) | All | ✅ | ✅
-### Alternative: Install via `pip`
+### Using Linux binaries on other operating systems
-Currently, we are actively developing a Python-interface for manipulating OGS-models, which greatly speeds up the modelling
-workflow using OGS. Following this spirit, you can also install OGS via Python's [`pip`-tool](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/):
+Please note that you can use Linux binaries installed via `pip` or in the form of a container also on other operating systems.
-```bash
-pip install ogs
-```
+For Windows we recommend the [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)]({{< ref "wsl" >}}).
-We recommend using Python within a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) to keep possible
-conflicts of different Python-packages localised. If you use `pip` for installation of OGS in a virtual environment and you
-activate the virtual environment, then OGS and its tools are automatically also in the `PATH`. If the virtual environment is
-not activated you may still use OGS, but either have to give the full path to `ogs` being located in the `bin` folder of the
-virtual environment, or add this path to your `PATH`-environment. Moreover, `pip` may print instructions which directory needs
-to be added to the `PATH`.
-
-
+On macOS you can use either a virtual machine (e.g. via [UTM](https://docs.getutm.app/installation/macos/)) or run a [Docker container]({{< ref "container.md#with-docker" >}}).
-
+## Install via pip
-A straightforward way of installing a running build of OGS is via Python's [`pip`-tool](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/):
+A straightforward way of installing OGS is via Python's [`pip`-tool](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/):
```bash
+# Optional: create a Python virtual environment, see below
+python -m venv .venv # or `python3 -m venv .venv`
+source .venv/bin/activate # Linux / macOS; for Windows: .\venv\Scripts\activate
+
+# Install ogs' pip package
pip install ogs
```
+Please note that this requires a Python installation (version 3.8 - 3.11) with the `pip`-tool.
+
We recommend using Python within a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) to keep possible
conflicts of different Python-packages localised. If you use `pip` for installation of OGS in a virtual environment and you
activate the virtual environment, then OGS and its tools are automatically also in the `PATH`. If the virtual environment is
-not activated you may still use OGS, but either have to give the full path to `ogs` being located in the `bin` folder of the
+not activated you may still use OGS, but either have to give the full path to `ogs` being located in the `bin` folder (or `Scripts` folder on Windows) of the
virtual environment, or add this path to your `PATH`-environment. Moreover, `pip` may print instructions which directory needs
to be added to the `PATH`.
You could also use [`pipx`](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/) for installation into an isolated environment.
-
+
-
+### Get current development version with `pip`
-A straightforward way of installing a running build of OGS is via Python's [`pip`-tool](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/):
+The following command will download the latest development version:
```bash
-pip install ogs
+pip install --pre --index-url https://gitlab.opengeosys.org/api/v4/projects/120/packages/pypi/simple ogs
```
-We recommend using Python within a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) to keep possible
-conflicts of different Python-packages localised. If you use `pip` for installation of OGS in a virtual environment and you
-activate the virtual environment, then OGS and its tools are automatically also in the `PATH`. If the virtual environment is
-not activated you may still use OGS, but either have to give the full path to `ogs` being located in the `bin` folder of the
-virtual environment, or add this path to your `PATH`-environment. Moreover, `pip` may print instructions which directory needs
-to be added to the `PATH`.
-
-You could also use [`pipx`](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/) for installation into an isolated environment.
-
+
+
-### Get current development version with `pip`
+### Alternative: Install via binary downloads
-The following command will download the latest development version:
+Another way to obtain a running version is
+to just download the latest stable or development release of OpenGeoSys from the [Releases](/releases)-page.
-```bash
-pip install --index-url https://gitlab.opengeosys.org/api/v4/projects/120/packages/pypi/simple ogs
-```
+By downloading from the release page you will get a bunch of folders and files. However, OGS itself will come as a simple
+executable file, which you will find in the `bin` sub-folder. You can put the executable wherever you like. For convenience you
+may put it into a location which is in your `PATH`-environment variable which allows you to start the executable without
+specifying its full file path just calling `ogs` from the terminal of your machine.
+
+
-### Limitations of the `pip`-based installation
+
+
+
-- Please note that via the `pip`-based installation only the serial configuration is available! For parallel execution of the
-source code, PETSc is required. For PETSc-support please use a [Singularity container]({{< relref "container" >}}).
-- A Python (3.8 - 3.11) installation with `pip` is required.
+
+
+
diff --git a/web/content/releases/6.4.4.md b/web/content/releases/6.4.4.md
index de3df9237c4..242eb720dbf 100644
--- a/web/content/releases/6.4.4.md
+++ b/web/content/releases/6.4.4.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ container = [
"serial.sif",
"openmpi-4.0.5.sif",
]
+pip = true
note = """
**Note:** When using Python bindings make sure to have Python installed on your system:
diff --git a/web/content/releases/_index.md b/web/content/releases/_index.md
index 96592b16cc0..77b8336166e 100644
--- a/web/content/releases/_index.md
+++ b/web/content/releases/_index.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ weight = 1
aliases = ["/downloads", "/download"] # Redirect for Hydrology II tutorial
+[[head_downloads]]
+name = "Latest pip-installable package"
+url = "/docs/userguide/basics/introduction#installation"
+note = "All platforms: `pip install --pre --index-url https://gitlab.opengeosys.org/api/v4/projects/120/packages/pypi/simple ogs`"
+icon = "far fa-arrow-right"
+
# url encode job name, https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP
[[head_downloads]]
name = "Latest Windows CLI with Utilities"
diff --git a/web/layouts/partials/releases/single.html b/web/layouts/partials/releases/single.html
index 35bf11c4be2..b193c95d6f5 100644
--- a/web/layouts/partials/releases/single.html
+++ b/web/layouts/partials/releases/single.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
{{ $gh_download := print "https://github.com/ufz/ogs/releases/download/" .Params.tag }}
{{ $benchmarks_url := print "https://github.com/ufz/ogs-data/archive/" .Params.tag ".zip" }}
{{ $type := "GitHub"}}
+{{ $pypi_url := print "https://pypi.org/project/ogs/" .Params.tag }}
{{/* comparison only works for two version parts, strip out 6. */}}
{{ if gt (slicestr .Params.tag 2) "3.1" }}
{{ $gh_release = print "https://gitlab.opengeosys.org/ogs/ogs/-/releases/" .Params.tag }}
@@ -43,6 +44,24 @@
Downloads
+ {{ if .Params.downloads.pip }}
+
+ All |
+ OpenGeoSys + Utilities (Release on
+ PyPI) Note: Recommended install
+ method for
+ users on all platforms.
+ |
+
+ Python bindings
+ |
+
+ PyPI release page
+ |
+
+ {{ end }}
{{ range .Params.downloads.binary }}
diff --git a/web/layouts/releases/list.html b/web/layouts/releases/list.html
index a3942351edd..c8305200ff7 100644
--- a/web/layouts/releases/list.html
+++ b/web/layouts/releases/list.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Current release with bug-fixes: {{ .Params.tag }}