Updated the doc to point to latest CW version (#3227)

* updated the docs to refer the latest chef-workstation version Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> * updated the indentation Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> * updated the indentation of md file Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> * updated the indentation of md file Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> * corrected the uppercase chef-workstation Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> * edits Signed-off-by: Ian Maddaus <[email protected]> * Examples Signed-off-by: Ian Maddaus <[email protected]> * updated doc cw version to latest Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> --------- Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Ian Maddaus <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Ian Maddaus <[email protected]>
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@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ aliases = ["/install_workstation.html", "/install_dk.html", "/workstation_window
 
 {{< readfile file="content/workstation/reusable/md/chef_workstation.md" >}}
 
+For general information about downloading Chef products, see the [Chef download documentation](/download/).
+
 ## Supported Platforms
 
 The following table lists the commercially supported platforms and versions for Chef Workstation:
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ Minimum system requirements:
 
 Additional Chef Workstation App Requirements:
 
-- On Linux you must have a graphical window manager running with support for system tray icons. For some distributions you may also need to install additional libraries. After you install the Chef Workstation package from the terminal, the post-install message will tell you which, if any, additional libraries are required to run the Chef Workstation App.
+- On Linux, you must have a graphical window manager running with support for system tray icons. For some distributions you may also need to install additional libraries. After you install the Chef Workstation package from the terminal, the post-install message will tell you which, if any, additional libraries are required to run the Chef Workstation App.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ applications that may be running on the target machine.
 1. Visit [Chef Downloads](https://www.chef.io/downloads) to download a Chef Workstation package.
 1. Follow the steps to accept the license and install Chef Workstation.
 
-Alternately, install Chef Workstation using the [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) package manager:
+Alternatively, install Chef Workstation using the [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) package manager:
 
 `brew install --cask chef-workstation`
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ Alternately, install Chef Workstation using the [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) pac
 1. Follow the steps to accept the license and install Chef Workstation. You will have the option to change your install location; by default the installer uses the `C:\opscode\chef-workstation\` directory.
 1. **Optional:** Set the default shell. On Windows it is strongly recommended to use Windows PowerShell instead of `cmd.exe`.
 
-Alternately, install Chef Workstation using the [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) package manager:
+Alternatively, install Chef Workstation using the [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) package manager:
 
 `choco install chef-workstation`
 
@@ -91,32 +93,60 @@ msiexec /q /i MsiPath ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=ChefWSApp
 
 ### Linux
 
-1. Visit the [Chef Downloads page](https://www.chef.io/downloads) and download the appropriate package for your distribution:
+1. Visit the [Chef Downloads page](https://www.chef.io/downloads) or download the appropriate package for your distribution:
 
     - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 
       ```bash
-      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/21.10.640/el/8/chef-workstation-21.10.640-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
+      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/<WORKSTATION_VERSION>/el/<RHEL_VERSION>/chef-workstation-<WORKSTATION_VERSION>-1.el<RHEL_VERSION>.x86_64.rpm
+      ```
+
+      For example:
+
+      ```sh
+      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/24.4.1064/el/8/chef-workstation-24.4.1064-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
       ```
 
+
     - Debian/Ubuntu
 
       ``` bash
-      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/21.10.640/ubuntu/20.04/chef-workstation_21.10.640-1_amd64.deb
+      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/<WORKSTATION_VERSION>/ubuntu/<UBUNTU_VERSION>/chef-workstation_<WORKSTATION_VERSION>-1_amd64.deb
+      ```
+
+      For example:
+
+      ```sh
+      wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/24.4.1064/ubuntu/20.04/chef-workstation_24.4.1064-1_amd64.deb
       ```
 
 1. Use your distribution's package manager to install Chef Workstation:
+
    - Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
 
-        ``` bash
-        yum localinstall chef-workstation-21.10.640-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
-        ```
+     ``` bash
+     yum localinstall chef-workstation-<WORKSTATION_VERSION>-1.el<RHEL_VERSION>.x86_64.rpm
+     ```
+
+     For example:
+
+     ``` bash
+     yum localinstall chef-workstation-24.4.1064-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
+     ```
 
    - Debian/Ubuntu:
 
-        ``` bash
-        dpkg -i chef-workstation_21.10.640-1_amd64.deb
-        ```
+     ``` bash
+     dpkg -i chef-workstation_<WORKSTATION_VERSION>-1_amd64.deb
+     ```
+
+     For example:
+
+     ```sh
+     dpkg -i chef-workstation_24.4.1064-1_amd64.deb
+     ```
+
+See the [Chef Workstation release notes](/release_notes_workstation/) or the [Omnitruck API](https://omnitruck.chef.io/stable/chef-workstation/versions/all) for supported version numbers.
 
 ## Verify the Installation
 
@@ -129,13 +159,13 @@ chef -v
 Which returns the versions of all installed Chef tools:
 
 ``` shell
-Chef Workstation version: 21.10.640
-Chef Infra Client version: 17.6.18
-Chef InSpec version: 4.46.13
-Chef CLI version: 5.4.2
-Chef Habitat version: 1.6.351
-Test Kitchen version: 3.1.0
-Cookstyle version: 7.25.6
+Chef Workstation version: 24.4.1064
+Chef Infra Client version: 18.4.12
+Chef InSpec version: 5.22.40
+Chef CLI version: 5.6.14
+Chef Habitat version: 1.6.652
+Test Kitchen version: 3.6.0
+Cookstyle version: 7.32.8
 ```
 
 ## Upgrading