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Headscale implements a single tailnet

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Separate the term "tailnet" from user and be more explicit about
providing a single tailnet.

Also be more explicit about users. Refer to "headscale users" when
mentioning commandline invocations and use the term "local users" when
discussing unix accounts.

Fixes: #2335
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## Using packages for Debian/Ubuntu (recommended)
It is recommended to use our DEB packages to install headscale on a Debian based system as those packages configure a
user to run headscale, provide a default configuration and ship with a systemd service file. Supported distributions are
Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, Debian 11 or newer.
local user to run headscale, provide a default configuration and ship with a systemd service file. Supported
distributions are Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, Debian 11 or newer.
1. Download the [latest headscale package](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/latest) for your platform (`.deb` for Ubuntu and Debian).
@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, Debian 11 or newer.
!!! warning "Advanced"
This installation method is considered advanced as one needs to take care of the headscale user and the systemd
This installation method is considered advanced as one needs to take care of the local user and the systemd
service themselves. If possible, use the [DEB packages](#using-packages-for-debianubuntu-recommended) or a
[community package](./community.md) instead.
This section describes the installation of headscale according to the [Requirements and
assumptions](../requirements.md#assumptions). Headscale is run by a dedicated user and the service itself is managed by
systemd.
assumptions](../requirements.md#assumptions). Headscale is run by a dedicated local user and the service itself is
managed by systemd.
1. Download the latest [`headscale` binary from GitHub's release page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases):
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sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/headscale
```
1. Add a dedicated user to run headscale:
1. Add a dedicated local user to run headscale:
```shell
sudo useradd \