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diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.8 b/man/C/urpmi.8 index d9bb9326..c91a7f45 100644 --- a/man/C/urpmi.8 +++ b/man/C/urpmi.8 @@ -1,18 +1,17 @@ -.TH urpmi 8 "05 Jul 2001" "MandrakeSoft" "Mandrake Linux" +.TH urpmi 8 "12 Feb 2002" "MandrakeSoft" "Mandrake Linux" .IX urpmi .SH NAME urpmi \- rpm wrapper making installs easier for the user .SH SYNOPSIS .B urpmi [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIpackage_names\fP | \fIrpm_files...\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION -urpmi enables non-superuser install of rpms. In fact, it only authorizes -well-known rpms to be installed. If you want to install local rpm file, you -will have to be root. +urpmi authorizes well-known rpms (or rpm files) to be installed including +all their dependencies. +You can use it to install source package dependencies too as root, or source +package itself as simple user. 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: .br @@ -43,17 +42,39 @@ To install all available menu entries of all known packages, use autoirpm-icons. .SH OPTIONS .IP "\fB\--help\fP" -print an help message and exit. +print an help message and exit (this is the same as \fB-h\fP or \fB-?\fP). .IP "\fB\--update\fP" use only update media. This means \fBurpmi\fP will search and resolve dependencies only in media marked as update. +.IP "\fB\--media\fP" +select specific media to use instead of all media available (or update media is +\fB--updtae\fP is used). .IP "\fB\--auto\fP" installs all required dependencies without asking. .IP "\fB\--auto-select\fP" automatically select all packages that have to be upgraded according to already installed packages and packages listed in various media registered. +.IP "\fB\--fuzzy\fP" +disable fast search on exact package name, ie it will propose all +package containing the name even if one has the given name (this is the same +as \fB\-y\fP). +.IP "\fB\--src\fP" +next package name is a source package and it will select all dependencies if +\fBurpmi\fP is run as root or only install source package as simple user (this +is the same as \fB\-s\fP). +.IP "\fB\--noclean\fP" +do not remove any package from the cache (/var/cache/urpmi/rpms). +.IP "\fB\--complete\fP" +use parsehdlist server to complete \fB--auto-select\fP selection (should not be +necessary in most cases). .IP "\fB\--force\fP" assumes yes on all questions. +.IP "\fB\--wget\fP" +use wget only for downloading distant files. By default curl is used if +available or wget instead. +.IP "\fB\--curl\fP" +use curl only for downloading distant files. By default curl is used if +available or wget instead. .IP "\fB\--X\fP" use X interface. .IP "\fB\--best-output\fP" @@ -61,25 +82,20 @@ try to use X interface or if not available the standard text interface (using rpm). .IP "\fB\-a\fP" if multiple packages match the substring given, take them all -.IP "\fB\-m\fP" -choose minimun closure of requires (this is the default). This is a relatively -slow algorithm that tries to minimize the number of package to upgrade -to only what is really necessary. -.IP "\fB\-M\fP" -choose maximal closure of requires. This is the fastest algorithms that try to -upgrade all requires if they can be upgraded. -.IP "\fB\-c\fP" -if maximal closure is used, assume that a package listed mey have wrong or not -up-to-date dependancies. This cause more package to be upgraded and may correct -unresolved dependancies on the rpm database. .IP "\fB\-p\fP" -allow search in provides to find package. +allow search in provides to find package (default). +.IP "\fB\-P\fP" +do not search in provides to find package (this is the opposite of \fB-p\fP). +.IP "\fB\-y\fP" +this is the same as \fB--fuzzy\fP. +.IP "\fB\-s\fP" +this is the same as \fB--src\fP. .IP "\fB\-q\fP" proposes a quiet mode when calling rpm where no upgrade status are printed. .IP "\fB\-v\fP" proposes a verbose mode with various messages. .SH FILES -/usr/bin/urpmi +/usr/sbin/urpmi .br The \fBurpmi\fP executable (perl script) .PP @@ -90,14 +106,14 @@ 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. +Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers. There is one hdlist per media(*). .PP /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.* .br -Contain synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files +Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files that can be used by minimal closure algorithm. If these files are not present -use \fBurpmi.update -a\fP to generate them. These files are not mandatory. +use \fBurpmi.update -a\fP to generate them. .PP /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg .br @@ -107,19 +123,9 @@ Contains media description, previous format from older urpmi is accepted. .br Contains package names that should be not automatically updated. .PP -/var/lib/urpmi/depslist.ordered -.br -A simple text file containning all dependencies of all known packages. -.PP -/var/lib/urpmi/provides -.br -A simple text file containning all provides and the list of associated -packages that contains them. -.PP -/var/lib/urpmi/compss +/etc/urpmi/inst.list .br -A simple text file containning for each Group used the list of package in -this group. +Contains package names that should be installed instead of updated. .SH "SEE ALSO" urpmi.addmedia(8), urpmi.update(8), |