INSTALLPKG
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 22 May 2007
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NAME
installpkg - install system packages.
SYNOPSIS
installpkg [ -h, --help ] [ -w,
--report ] [ -r, --root DIR ] [ -v, --verbose ]
[ -m, --menu ] [ -a, --ask ] [ -p, --priority
ADD|REC|OPT|SKP ] [ -t, --tagfile FILE ]
pkgfile [ pkgfile2, ... ]
DESCRIPTION
installpkg installs all of the given
package files onto the root filesystem. Various arguments may be
passed at the command-line during the install process.
OPTIONS
- -h, --help
- When this option is specified, installpkg will print
its own usage instructions and exit.
- -w, --report
- This will cause installpkg to only generate a report
of the proposed installation instead of actually installing any
files. This can be useful to see if installing a package will
overwrite any pre-existing files.
- -r, --root DIR
- Passing this argument causes installpkg to install
the given package file into the DIR directory instead of /.
This is useful for installations from removable media such as
DVDs.
- -v, --verbose
- This option will cause installpkg to output more
information about the build process than usual.
- -m, --menu
- This options causes installpkg to confirm the user's
choice for installing a given package using a graphical
menu.
- -a, --ask
- This will force a confirmation of the user's choice for
installing a given package, even if the priority given for the
package is ADD.
- -p, --priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP
- This option supplies a package priority that overrides the
tagfiles given as files.
- -t, --tagfile FILE
- This option supplies a tagfile that will specify the
default priority of all given packages. This tagfile is
overridden if the --priority flag is supplied on the
command-line in the same command.
AUTHOR
Bradley A. Worley <geekysuavo@gmail.com>
SEE ALSO
buildpkg(8), explodepkg(8), infopkg(8), makepkg(8), pkg(8), removepkg(8), servepkg(8), upgradepkg(8)
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- AUTHOR
- SEE ALSO
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