Merge pull request #1115 from londoncalling/toolbox-install-direct-links

added direct installer links, re-worked Toolbox intro pages
docker · Jan 13, 2017 · d9d150f · d9d150f
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diff --git a/toolbox/overview.md b/toolbox/overview.md
@@ -25,14 +25,27 @@ Toolbox includes these Docker tools:
 
 * Oracle VirtualBox
 
-## Get Docker Toolbox
 
-1. Get the latest installers from the [Toolbox releases
-page](https://github.com/docker/toolbox/releases/):
-
-    * For Mac, download and run the "Latest release" `.pkg` installer (`DockerToolbox-<version>.pkg`)
-
-    * For Windows, download and run the "Latest release" `.exe` installer (`DockerToolbox-<version>.exe`)
+## Ready to get started?
+
+1. Get the latest Toolbox installer for your platform:
+
+    <table style="width:100%">
+      <tr>
+        <th style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial;  text-align: center">
+        Toolbox for Mac</th>
+        <th style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial; text-align: center">
+        Toolbox for Windows</th>
+      </tr>
+      <tr valign="top">
+        <td width="50%">
+        <a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/DockerToolbox.pkg">Get Docker Toolbox for Mac</a>
+        </td>
+        <td width="50%">
+        <a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe">Get Docker Toolbox for Windows</a>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    </table>
 
 2. Choose the install instructions for your platform, and follow the steps:
 

diff --git a/toolbox/toolbox_install_mac.md b/toolbox/toolbox_install_mac.md
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ keywords: docker, documentation, install, toolbox, mac
 title: Install Docker Toolbox on macOS
 ---
 
-macOS users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
+Docker Toolbox provides a way to use Docker on older Macs
+that do not meet
+minimal system requirements for [Docker for Mac](/docker-for-mac/index.md).
+
+If you have not done so already, download the installer here:
+
+<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/DockerToolbox.pkg">Get Docker Toolbox for Mac</a>
+
+## What you get and how it works
+
+Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
 
 * Docker CLI client for running Docker Engine to create images and containers
 * Docker Machine so you can run Docker Engine commands from macOS terminals
@@ -14,10 +24,18 @@ macOS users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox includ
 * the Docker QuickStart shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment
 * Oracle VM VirtualBox
 
-Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific kernel features, you can't
-run Docker Engine natively in macOS. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
-command,  `docker-machine`,  to create and attach to a small Linux VM on your
-machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine for you on your Mac.
+Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific
+kernel features, you can't run Docker Engine natively on
+macOS with Docker Toolbox. Instead, you must use the
+Docker Machine command,  `docker-machine`,  to create and
+attach to a small Linux VM on your machine. This VM hosts
+Docker Engine for you on your Mac.
+
+>**Tip:** One of the advantages of the newer
+[Docker for Mac](/docker-for-mac/index.md) solution is that
+it uses native virtualization and does not require
+VirtualBox to run Docker.
+
 
 ## Step 1: Check your version
 

diff --git a/toolbox/toolbox_install_windows.md b/toolbox/toolbox_install_windows.md
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ keywords: docker, documentation, install, toolbox, win
 title: Install Docker Toolbox on Windows
 ---
 
-Windows users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
+Docker Toolbox provides a way to use Docker on older
+Windows systems that do not
+meet minimal system requirements for the [Docker for
+Windows](/docker-for-windows/index.md) app.
+
+If you have not done so already, download the installer here:
+
+<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe">Get Docker Toolbox for Windows</a>
+
+## What you get and how it works
+
+Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
 
 * Docker CLI client for running Docker Engine to create images and containers
 * Docker Machine so you can run Docker Engine commands from Windows terminals
@@ -14,10 +25,18 @@ Windows users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox incl
 * the Docker QuickStart shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment
 * Oracle VM VirtualBox
 
-Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific kernel features, you can't
-run Docker Engine natively in Windows. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
-command,  `docker-machine`,  to create and attach to a small Linux VM on your
-machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine for you on your Windows system.
+Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific
+kernel features, you can't run Docker Engine natively
+on Windows. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
+command,  `docker-machine`, to create and attach to a
+small Linux VM on your machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine
+for you on your Windows system.
+
+>**Tip:** One of the advantages of the newer
+[Docker for
+Windows](/docker-for-windows/index.md) solution is that
+it uses native virtualization and does not require
+VirtualBox to run Docker.
 
 ## Step 1: Check your version