docs: document npm tarball installs (2.8)#3077
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Adds a section to install.md describing direct tarball installs from local files and any http(s) URL, matching npm/pnpm/bun behavior. Documents the detection rules (.tgz / .tar.gz local vs. any http(s) remote), transitive resolution, lockfile integrity recording, and the package.json-only limitation. Refs denoland/deno#32945
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Starting in Deno 2.8, deno install accepts npm tarballs directlydocuments behavior from denoland/deno#32945, but that runtime PR is still OPEN. Until the implementation lands in the 2.8 branch/current canary, this page would publish a CLI feature that users cannot run yet; please land the runtime change first or mark this PR as blocked on it.
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last_modified: 2026-03-12should be bumped for this content addition.
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Summary
Documents the new ability to install npm packages directly from local or remote tarballs in Deno 2.8 (denoland/deno#32945).
runtime/reference/cli/install.mdwith examples for local file, npm-registry URL, and GitHub URL..tgz/.tar.gzlocal; any non-git+http URL remote), transitive resolution behavior, lockfile recording, and the local cache directory.deno_tarball_cache/.package.json-only limitation as an info admonition.Test plan
deno task serve— section renders, examples readable.