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| author | Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@gmail.com> | 2015-11-11 12:49:17 -0500 |
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| committer | Anders Broman <a.broman58@gmail.com> | 2015-11-12 07:08:53 +0000 |
| commit | 1ab019f409f2855d3b51717a237cc482242887e9 (patch) | |
| tree | f44eeb0c8f52758e9ae15dcb2b26231645b3f123 /docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.asciidoc | |
| parent | c712d65e919cea6fde7b95ffd4a821c137d84703 (diff) | |
| download | wireshark-1ab019f409f2855d3b51717a237cc482242887e9.tar.gz | |
Fix up documentation of RPM packages.
Specify which ./configure options are passed into the RPM.
Describe the 3 package RPM package names and their contents.
Describe how to enable parallel builds when making RPMs.
RPM now stands for "RPM Package Manager."
Fix some markup problems.
Change-Id: I1664aa0956719e872d302a4af2c092318f5eea6d
Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/11737
Reviewed-by: Anders Broman <a.broman58@gmail.com>
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.asciidoc b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.asciidoc index a799d420a7..b7fd4620ff 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.asciidoc @@ -318,15 +318,36 @@ the installation methods used with your version of UNIX. For example, under AIX, you would use _smit_ to install the Wireshark binary package, while under Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX) you would use _setld_. -==== Installing from rpm's under Red Hat and alike +==== Installing from RPM's under Red Hat and alike -Use the following command to install the Wireshark RPM that you have downloaded from the Wireshark web site: +Building RPMs from Wireshark's source code results in several packages (most +distributions follow the same system): + +* The `wireshark` package contains the core Wireshark libraries and command-line + tools. + +* The `wireshark-qt` package contains the Qt-based GUI. + +* The `wireshark-gtk` (formerly `wireshark-gnome`) package contains the legacy +Gtk+ based GUI. + +Many distributions use `yum` or a similar package management tool to make +installation of software (including its dependencies) easier. If your +distribution uses `yum`, use the following command to install Wireshark +together with the Qt GUI: + +---- +yum install wireshark wireshark-qt +---- + +If you've built your own RPMs from the Wireshark sources you can install them +by running, for example: ---- -rpm -ivh wireshark-2.0.5.i386.rpm +rpm -ivh wireshark-2.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-qt-2.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm ---- -If the above step fails because of missing dependencies, install the +If the above command fails because of missing dependencies, install the dependencies first, and then retry the step above. ==== Installing from deb's under Debian, Ubuntu and other Debian derivatives |