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[release-26.1] docs: CHEF-34837 - Add Native Installer documentation for Chef Workstation 26.1 release (#30)#32

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[release-26.1] docs: CHEF-34837 - Add Native Installer documentation for Chef Workstation 26.1 release (#30)#32
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…ation 26.1 release (#30)

* docs: update native installer install and upgrade guidance

Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

* docs: update install page wording and add system requirements

- Update intro paragraph to match Chef Infra Client style
- Update supported platforms with detailed descriptions
- Add Chef Workstation requirements section (RAM, disk, processor)
- Update prerequisites to match Infra Client wording

Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* docs: address PR review comments

- Remove ambiguous Processor requirement line
- Remove redundant Upgrade section from install.md
- Update RPM install/upgrade to use dnf and rpm pattern
- Add rpm -e method to uninstall for consistency
- Fix Windows MSI filename to _x86_64.msi across all docs

Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* docs: address clintoncwolfe review comments

- Revert title to 'Install Chef Workstation'
- Add back individual components section as a la carte alternative
- Remove hab pkg install URL link

Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Remove rpm -e uninstall command

Keep RPM uninstall instructions focused on dnf remove by removing the redundant rpm -e command.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit 6058dfd)
Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

* Remove /qn flag from Windows MSI commands

Remove the silent install flag /qn from msiexec commands in install, upgrade, and uninstall docs.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>

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Signed-off-by: Ian Maddaus <ian.maddaus@progress.com>

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Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <ngupta@progress.com>
Signed-off-by: Ian Maddaus <ian.maddaus@progress.com>
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Co-authored-by: Ian Maddaus <ian.maddaus@progress.com>
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@IanMadd IanMadd merged commit 2a48aa7 into release-26.1 Jul 9, 2026
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