thomas: server README.1st,1.55,1.56
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Wed May 2 15:48:56 CEST 2007
Author: thomas
Update of /kolabrepository/server
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv1284
Modified Files:
README.1st
Log Message:
Mention wiki and announcement list, improve install docs
install docs improvements:
- use "sh obmtool" to not depend on executable bit
- always use tee with obmtool
- show how to check integrity of package files
- mention that /kolab will be created if necessary
Index: README.1st
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RCS file: /kolabrepository/server/README.1st,v
retrieving revision 1.55
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -d -r1.55 -r1.56
--- README.1st 24 Apr 2007 16:19:11 -0000 1.55
+++ README.1st 2 May 2007 13:48:54 -0000 1.56
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
Kolab2 Server Install and Upgrade Information
=============================================
-For more information about Kolab, see http://kolab.org/
+See http://kolab.org/ for general information about Kolab,
+or look at http://wiki.kolab.org/ for specific topics.
+
+It is recommended to subscribe to the announcement mailing list at
+http://kolab.org/mailman/listinfo/kolab-announce
+to receive security advisories and release announcements.
Quick install instructions
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@
For a fresh install /kolab needs to be an empty directory with at least 1GB of
free disk space. You can use a symlink, but do _not_ use an NFS mounted drive.
+If the directory does not yet exist, it will automatically be created.
Make sure that the following names are not in /etc/passwd or /etc/groups,
as openpkg will want to create them: "kolab" "kolab-r" "kolab-n"
@@ -16,10 +22,16 @@
for the OpenPKG packaging system.
To install the Kolab2 server, you need to download the files from the
-directory containing this file (1st.README) to some local directory,
-then as root, chdir into that local directory and run
+directory containing this file (1st.README) to some local directory.
-# ./obmtool kolab 2>&1 | tee kolab-build.log
+You can check the integrity of the downloaded files with:
+
+$ gpg --verify MD5SUMS
+$ md5sum -c MD5SUMS
+
+Then as root, cd into that local directory and run
+
+# sh obmtool kolab 2>&1 | tee kolab-build.log
to build and install packages in /kolab.
By default, the Kolab Server will now be started at boottime.
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@
The installation of the new packages works just as for the initial
installation. Download the files as described above and run
-# ./obmtool kolab
+# sh obmtool kolab 2>&1 | tee kolab-update.log
obmtool will usually automatically determine which packages need to be
built. If you have made changes to configuration files or an updated
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