+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EnGarde APT Repository README | | Ryan W. Maple | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Introduction ------------ This document is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of how to configure and use the newly available APT repository for supplemental EnGarde packages. It is assumed that the reader of this document is a somewhat advanced user who does not mind working from the shell and knows how to use a basic text editor such as vi(1) or pico(1). This document will walk the reader through the following steps: * Downloading and configuring the APT package. * Keeping the local package index files up to date with the repository. * Installing packages from the repository * Upgrading packages against what is available in the repository. Getting Started --------------- To get started, download and install the 'apt' package: # wget http://ftp.engardelinux.org/pub/engarde/people/ryan/engarde/feint/RPMS.extras/apt-0.3.19cnc55-1.5.0.i386.rpm # lidsadm -S -- -LIDS_GLOBAL # rpm -Uvh apt-0.3.19cnc55-1.5.0.i386.rpm Next, put the following lines into /etc/apt/sources.list: rpm http://ftp.engardelinux.org/pub/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras rpm-src http://ftp.engardelinux.org/pub/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras Finally, run 'apt-get update' to synchronize your local package index files against what is available in the repository: # apt-get update Getting to Know apt-get(8) -------------------------- apt-get is a very easy tool. To install a package: # apt-get install For example, 'apt-get install nmap' would install the nmap package and any other packages on which it depends. apt-get can also be used to perform upgrades: # apt-get upgrade This command will upgrade any package you retrieved from the repository with the latest available version. Adding Packages --------------- We are always looking for more packages to add to the repository. Send all requests for new or updated packages to the engarde-users mailing list. Mirrors ------- Below is a list of mirrors: * ftp.lug.udel.edu (Delaware, USA) rpm http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/distributions/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras rpm-src http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/distributions/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras * ftp.ibiblio.org (North Carolina, USA) rpm http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras rpm-src http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/engarde/people/ryan engarde/feint extras Support ------- All of the packages available in the APT repository are supported via the engarde-users mailing list: http://infocenter.guardiandigital.com/community/ Please e-mail the list if you have any problems installing or using any of the packages in this repository. A few EnGarde users and developers also sit on IRC: Server: irc.freenode.net Channel: #EnGarde +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ $Id: README,v 1.5 2004/02/18 20:27:57 rwm Exp $