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@@ -1,44 +1,58 @@ -.TH urpmi 8 "29 Feb 2000" "Mandrakesoft" "Linux-Mandrake" +.TH urpmi 8 "05 Sep 2000" "Mandrakesoft" "Linux-Mandrake" .IX urpmi .SH NAME urpmi \- rpm wrapper making installs easier for the user .SH SYNOPSIS .B urpmi [options] -package_name -[package_names...] +package_name|rpm_file +[package_names|rpm_files...] .SH DESCRIPTION urpmi enables non-superuser install of rpms. In fact, it only authorizes -well-known rpms to be installed. +well-known rpms to be installed. If you want to install local rpm file, you +will have to be root. -You can compare rpm vs. urpmi with insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get +You can compare rpm vs. urpmi with insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get .PP All users belonging to group urpmi are allowed to install packages. .br -Just launch urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the package(s), and urpmi will: +Just launch urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the package(s), +and urpmi will: .br \- Propose different package names if availables and quit. .br -\- If found only one Package corresponding, check wether dependencies are already installed or not. +\- If found only one Package corresponding, check wether dependencies are +already installed or not. .br -\- If not, propose to install the dependencies and then install all required dependencies and the package. +\- If not, propose to install the dependencies and then install all required +dependencies and the package. .PP -Note that urpmi handle installations from various medias (ftp, local and nfs volumes, removable medias such as CDROMs) and is able to install dependencies from a media different from the package's media. If necessary, urpmi asks you to insert the required media. +Note that urpmi handle installations from various medias (ftp, local and +nfs volumes, removable medias such as CDROMs) and is able to install +dependencies from a media different from the package's media. +If necessary, urpmi asks you to insert the required media. .PP To add a new media containing rpms run urpmi.addmedia. .br To remove a media use urpmi.removemedia. .br -To update the packages list (for example when the ftp archive changed) use urpmi.update. +To update the packages list (for example when the ftp archive changed) use +urpmi.update. .br -To automatically install a package corresponding to an executable you tried to launch, use autoirpm. +To automatically install a package corresponding to an executable you tried +to launch, use autoirpm. .br -To install all available menu entries of all known packages, use autoirpm-icons. +To install all available menu entries of all known packages, +use autoirpm-icons. .SH OPTION .IP "\fB\--auto\fP" -installs all required dependencies without asking. +installs all required dependencies without asking. +.IP "\fB\--force\fP" +assumes yes on all questions. .IP "\fB\-a\fP" -if multiple packages match the substring given, take them all +if multiple packages match the substring given, take them all +.IP "\fB\-v\fP" +proposes a verbose mode when calling rpm. .SH FILES /usr/bin/urpmi .br @@ -46,23 +60,31 @@ The \fBurpmi\fP executable (perl script) .PP /var/lib/urpmi/list.* .br -Contains the list of all packages known by urpmi and their location. There is one filelist per media(*). +Contains the list of all packages known by urpmi and their location. +There is one filelist per media(*). .PP /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.* .br -Contain information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers. There is one filelist per media(*). +Contain information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers. +There is one filelist per media(*). .PP /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg .br Contains one line <\fIname\fP> <\fIurl\fP> per media. .PP -/var/lib/urpmi/depslist +/var/lib/urpmi/depslist.ordered .br A simple text file containning all dependencies of all known packages. .PP -/var/lib/urpmi/depslist.html +/var/lib/urpmi/provides .br -The same but in html format, user readable. +A simple text file containning all provides and the list of associated +packages that contains them. +.PP +/var/lib/urpmi/compss +.br +A simple text file containning for each Group used the list of package in +this group. .SH "SEE ALSO" urpmi.addmedia(8), urpmi.update(8), @@ -70,7 +92,8 @@ urpmi.removemedia(8), urpmi.update(8), autoirpm(8), gurpmi(8), -rpmf(8), +urpmf(8), +urpmq(8), rpmdrake(8) .SH AUTHOR Pascal Rigaux, Mandrakesoft |