InstallPackage

From GoboLinux Knowledge Base

Given a GoboLinux binary package, InstallPackage uncompresses it under /Programs and creates the symlinks at /System/Links and /System/Settings. It's also responsible for checking whether dependencies are available or should be installed/upgraded.

Usage: InstallPackage <packagefile>|<packagedir>

Options:

• -h, --help - Shows this help.
• -v, --version - Show program version.
• -V, --verbose - Enable verbose mode.
• -b, --batch - Do not ask for confirmation.
• -D, --no-dependencies - Do not try to fullfit dependencies.
• -I, --no-install - Do not install, only locate and fetch the package. Automatically enables '--keep'
• -k, --keep - Do not remove downloaded packages.
• -c, --verify - Verify package checksum and sig.
• -s, --same <entry> - What to do when unpackaging over the same version, 'keep', 'remove', 'ask' or 'cancel'. The default value is 'ask'.
• -o, --old <entry> - What to do with a previously existing version of a package if found, 'keep', 'remove', 'ask' or 'cancel'. The default value is 'keep'.
• -W, --no-web - Do not check remote site for packages, and bypass fetching of archives.

Default behavior for --same is 'cancel', for --old is 'keep'. Notice that 'remove' may be dangerous for important system packages as it can leave the system in an inconsistent state during installation.

Examples:

InstallPackage Gimp--2.0.5.tar.gz