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author | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@mandriva.org> | 2006-01-05 11:04:36 +0000 |
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committer | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@mandriva.org> | 2006-01-05 11:04:36 +0000 |
commit | 74ee8e3bd09dbe12fdc9ef0e4887160db1359562 (patch) | |
tree | 87159a147120ee0ac9e4b2ba8a8cb90419f717bd /pod | |
parent | 93046893abc275df6af8b21bc0aa5f20b8e9d0cd (diff) | |
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Document last change to --install-src option; plus a formatting nit.
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diff --git a/pod/urpmi.8.pod b/pod/urpmi.8.pod index d2c5c91e..c3f74388 100644 --- a/pod/urpmi.8.pod +++ b/pod/urpmi.8.pod @@ -16,14 +16,24 @@ You can compare rpm vs. urpmi with insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get. Just launch urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the package(s), and urpmi will: -- Propose different package names if the name was ambiguous, and quit. +=over 4 -- If only one corresponding package is found, check whether its +=item * + +Propose different package names if the name was ambiguous, and quit. + +=item * + +If only one corresponding package is found, check whether its dependencies are already installed. -- If not, propose to install the dependencies, and on a positive answer, +=item * + +If not, propose to install the dependencies, and on a positive answer, proceed. +=back + Note that urpmi handles installations from various types of media (ftp, http, rsync, local and nfs volumes, and removable media such as CDROMs) and is able to install dependencies from a medium different from the @@ -125,14 +135,14 @@ the name partially, even if one of them matches exactly the specified name =item B<--src> I<name> -Search a source package matching I<name> and -select all its dependencies by default, unless B<--install-src> is used in order -to install the source package itself. +Search a source package matching I<name> and select all its dependencies +by default, unless B<--install-src> is used in order to install the source +package itself. =item B<--install-src> -Install only the source -package (no binary packages will be installed). +Install only the source package (no binary packages will be installed). +You don't need to be root to use this option. =item B<--clean> |