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[docs] guide: document current Looking Glass features

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For Linux
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The Looking Glass client receives frames from the :ref:`host <host_install>` to
display on your screen. It also handles input, and can optionally share the
system clipboard with your guest OS through SPICE.
The Looking Glass Client receives frames from the Windows producer and displays
them on Linux. It also handles input, audio, overlays and optional SPICE
services.
First you must build the client from source, see :ref:`building`. Once you have
built the client, you can install it. Run the following as root::
There are currently no Linux distribution packages for the client. First
:ref:`build it from source <build_client_section>`, then run the following from
the client build directory as root::
make install
To install for the local user only, run::
To install for the current user only, configure the build with a user-local
prefix before installing::
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/.local .. && make install
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME/.local" ..
make install
Ensure ``$HOME/.local/bin`` is in your ``PATH`` when using the user-local
installation.