Upload
kevin-obrien
View
2.068
Download
1
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
This second presentation in the series looks at the package managers available for downloading and installing Linux software
Citation preview
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 1
Installing Software, Part 2
Kevin B. O'BrienWashtenaw Linux Users Group
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 2
Package Tool Levels 1
GUI Package Tool
High-Level Package Tool
Low-Level Package Tool
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 3
Package Tool Level 2
● For newcomers, the easiest level to work at is the GUI Package Tool
● That is what we looked at in the first presentation
● But a GUI is just a front-end for what you can do on the command line
● The command line is much more powerful
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 4
Package Tool Level 3
● Anything you can do with a GUI you can do on a command line
● But the command line will let you do more than the GUI will
● When the GUI has trouble with a package install you will generally need to use the command line to fix the problem
● These are all administrative tasks, so run them as root or use sudo
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 5
Two flavors
● While we looked at three GUI tools in the previous presentation, here we will only look at two sets of command line tools
● They are YUM (and RPM) and APT (and DPKG)
● They work with RPM and Debian packages respectively
● There are others, but once you learn the basic principles you can pick up the others pretty easily should you need to
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 6
RPM
● RPM stands for Red Hat Package Manager● Red Hat is the major distro for corporate
and server center environments● Many major distros have adopted RPM as
well: OpenSUSE, Mandriva, etc.● RPM can be run by itself from the
command line, or you can use an intermediate tool like YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified)
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 7
YUM 1
“Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.”
http://yum.baseurl.org/
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 8
YUM 2● Although there are GUI front-ends for YUM, we
will focus on the command line use (PackageKit, which we covered in the first presentation, is the default for Fedora since version 9)
● YUM is pretty simple● To install a program, typeyum install <package_name>
● Remember that all of these commands must be run as root or using sudo
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 9
YUM 3
● What happens when you enter this command?
● YUM checks the database of packages available in the repositories it knows about
● If it finds the package, it then checks the headers of the package to discover any dependencies
● It then prepares to download and install all of the files needed to get your package up and running
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 10
It's Not There?● What if you get an error that there is no such
package?● That means that it is not in any of the
repositories that your system knows about● Do a Google search (or Bing, if you really must)
to find the repository. Many companies maintain repos for the major two systems (e.g. Google)
● If that does not work, you may need to resort to more drastic measures, covered in a future presentation
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 11
Repositories
● We covered this in some detail in the previous presentation
● These are online collections of software packages that you can download and install
● You will have the best results using repositories that are designed for your distro
● These can be created by the distro itself, or by third-parties (e.g. Miro)
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 12
Repositories 2
● Adding a repository is easiest with the GUI front-ends because they do so much of it for you
● But you can add one if you know how to use a text editor
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 13
Adding a repo 1● Example, adding Google's Linux repo● As root, add the following to a file called google.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/:
[google]name=Google – i386baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/i386enabled=1gpgcheck=1
● http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/yum.html
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 14
Adding a repo 2
● So, you first need to be able to run a text editor as root (or by using sudo)
● Then you need to create a file in a specified directory (/etc/yum.repos.d/)
● The file needs to have a name that identifies it, and an extension of *.repo. You can pick the name you want to use, but it should be descriptive enough that you can find it if needed.
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 15
Adding a repo 3
● Finally, you have to enter some structured information into this text file
● The last line, gpgcheck=1, will cause it to automatically download and add a GPG signature while you are installing it
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 16
Adding a Repo 4
● To check, try adding the Google repo as shown above
● Then open PackageKit, and update your package lists
● Then run a search for “google”● You will see lots of available packages● Then check your Software Sources, and
see it listed
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 17
Adding a Repo 5
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 18
YUM 4
● So, with the new Google repository added, let's say you wanted to install the new Google browser, Chrome, all you do isyum install google-chrome
● And if you later change your mind, it is simplyyum remove google-chrome
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 19
Updating Repositories● You want to keep your information on what is in
the repos up-to-date● You can get a manual update any time by
entering yum update
● To automate this more, edit the file /etc/yum/yum-updatesd.conf (Note: This file may not exist at first, so you would need to create it with a text editor)
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 20
yum-updatesd.conf 1
● This is the configuration file for yum-updatesd
● Instructions can be found at http://linux.die.net/man/5/yum-updatesd.conf
● You can set the interval to check the repos here
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 21
yum-updatesd.conf 2
● You can set it to notify you in several ways; probably e-mail will be the easiest.
● You could set it to install updates automatically, or to just download them automatically
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 22
YUM upgrades 1
● Generally speaking, update means to check the info on what the latest versions are of your packages
● It is only informational● Upgrade means to actually download and
install the newest version
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 23
YUM upgrades 2
● So, if you learned (through an update) there was a new version of Google Chrome that you wanted to install you would typeyum upgrade google-chrome
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 24
YUM process summarized 1
● You can add repos to your collection● You can then update the info in them to
make sure it is current, and set this up to happen automatically in yum-updatesd.conf
● You can upgrade packages● You can install new packages
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 25
YUM process summarized 2
● You can remove ones you don't need any more
● And all of this can be done at the command line
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 26
YUM resources
● http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Issues/2009/103/DELICIOUS
● http://linux.die.net/man/8/yum● http://yum.baseurl.org/
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 27
APT, the Debian way
● The other major package management system is APT (Advanced Package Tool), which is used in Debian and related distros (Ubuntu being a major one here)
● This works a lot like yum, which is not surprising since they are doing the same things
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 28
Repositories
● Just as with YUM, you need to maintain your repository information when using APT
● This is kept in a file /etc/apt/sources.list
● Here, each repo has a line in this single file● For example, here is the main Debian repodeb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 29
Repository lines 1● The first entry “deb”, says that is a repo
containing binary packages for Debian● If they contained source code, the first item
would be “deb-src”● In either case, this is followed by the address of
the repo. These are most often http, but can also be ftp, ssh, or point to a local file
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 30
Repository Lines 2
● This is followed by the name of the distribution; in Debian is might be “stable”, in Ubuntu it might be “jaunty”.
● The remaining fields are optional, but add some more description
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 31
Managing Repositories 1● Adding a repo is as simple as adding a line
to /etc/apt/sources.list
● As root, or using sudo, use a text editor to add a line to the list to add a repository
● To remove one, you can just delete the line, but it is easier and safer to just comment out the line by putting “# “ in front of the line (pound sign and a space)
● To re-enable the repo, just remove the comment
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 32
Managing Repositories 2
● As with YUM, you want to keep everything up-to-date
● APT keeps information about the contents of each repository, and about what packages you have installed, in a local database
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 33
Managing Repositories 3
● You can update the information about each repo with apt-get update
● Remember, this is an administrative task, so either run as root or use sudo for all commands
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 34
Packages 1
● You can install packages (e.g. Google Chrome) by apt-get install google-chrome
● If you later change your mind, justapt-get remove google-chrome
● As with YUM, if you get an error that the package could not be found, you should do a search to see if there is a repository that contains it
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 35
Packages 2
● Many companies will set up repositories for the major distros (e.g. Google)
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 36
More APT 1● If you damage an install, or just think something
went wrong, you can force a reinstallapt-get --reinstall install pine
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 37
More APT 2
● You can also upgrade your packages
– Always do an update first to make sure you have the latest information
– Then apt-get -u upgrade
– The “-u” switch causes the command to display a list of all of the packages that will be upgraded. You wouldn't do this blind!
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 38
APT and Upgrades● If you run this upgrade, sometimes it will tell
you that some packages were not upgraded, that the upgrades were “held back”. This can be due to breaking a dependency, or because of a new dependency
● For new dependencies, you can install the needed packages
● You can also use APT to find out which packages have upgrades available:apt-show-versions -u
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 39
Distribution Upgrades
● If you have a completely new distribution version (common with Ubuntu, for instance, which releases new versions every 6 months)apt-get -u dist-upgrade
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 40
APT resources
● http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 41
The Lowest Level
● Recall that there are three levels in package management
● Our first presentation focused on GUI front ends
● This presentation has so far focused on the middle level, using the command line
● There is also the lowest level
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 42
Package Tool Levels
GUI Package Tool
High-Level Package Tool
Low-Level Package Tool
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 43
RPM and DPKG
● For our two package management systems, the lowest levels are RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) and DPKG (Debian package)
● These are most often used when there is a package available, but it is not in a repository
● For example, a web site may offer a package with an extension *.rpm or *.deb
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 44
RPM Install 1● For example, suppose you needed to install
Cinelarra for a 64-bit system, and you don't have it in a repository
● But you find this:cinelerra-2.1-0.15.20081102.fc9.x86_64.rpm
● This is an RPM package, which you can install
rpm -i cinelerra-2.1-0.15.20081102.fc9.x86_64.rpm
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 45
RPM Install 2● This command invokes RPM, tells it to install
(-i), and gives it the name of the package to install
● This is still package management. RPM is doing a bunch of things as part of the installation process
– Performing dependency checks.
– Checking for conflicts.
– Performing any tasks required before the install.
– Deciding what to do with config files.
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 46
RPM Install 3– Unpacking files from the package and putting
them in the proper place.
– Performing any tasks required after the install.
– Keeping track of what it did. (i.e. updating the database)
● RPM can also perform an install over the Internetrpm -i ftp://ftp.gnomovision.com/pub/rpms/foobar-1.0-1.i386.rpm
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 47
RPM Install 4
● If you want to see some of the activity, add a “v” option to the commandrpm -iv <package name>
● If you are the impatient kind who likes to see progress bars, add an “h” optionrpm -ivh <package name>
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 48
RPM Erase 1● In RPM, removing a package is called “erase”rpm -e <package name>
● Again, this is doing a lot more than simply deleting a couple of files
– It checks the RPM database to make sure that no other packages depend on the package being erased.
– It executes a pre-uninstall script (if one exists).
– It checks to see if any of the package's config files have been modified. If so, it saves copies of them.
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 49
RPM Erase 2– It reviews the RPM database to find every file
listed as being part of the package, and if they do not belong to another package, deletes them.
– It executes a post-uninstall script (if one exists).
– It removes all traces of the package (and the files belonging to it) from the RPM database.
● There is no “v” option for the erase command, but there is a variation called “vv” that gives you a lot of informationrpm -evv <package name>
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 50
RPM Upgrade
● There is an upgrade option as wellrpm -U <package name>
● Note the capital “U” here● Essentially, what this command does
is a combination of install and erase. It installs the new version and erases the old version, all in one go.
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 51
RPM Upgrade Remorse
● Suppose you upgraded a package you really love to the newest version
● You try to run it, and your screen goes blankrpm -Uv --oldpackage <package name>
● This is like “upgrading” to the older version● Note: If you can boot to a command prompt
you can do this
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 52
DPKG 1
● As with RPM, sometimes you can only find a *.deb file to install from
● The commands are pretty similardpkg -i gedit-2.12.1.deb
● As with RPM, the DPKG package manager is doing a lot in the background
– It is checking and resolving dependencies
– It is installing any other packages needed
– It is updating the database, etc.
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 53
DPKG 2
● In DPKG you remove a package if you don't want it any moredpkg -r gedit
● Another option lets you remove all of the configuration files as welldpkg -P gedit
● Upgrading a package uses the install commanddpkg -i gedit-2.12.2.deb
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 54
DPKG 3
● One of my favorites is a command to use to help clean up a problem that has come up when I tried to use a more high-level package managerdpkg –configure -a
● If something goes wrong in the middle of an install, this cleans up the database
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 55
Resources
● RPM– http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap3sec20.
html
– http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/
● DPKG– http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/concise-
apt-get-dpkg-primer-for-new.html
– http://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/question/linux/dpkg-cheat-sheet.php
Washtenaw Linux Users Group 56
Final Thoughts
● The four package managers we covered in this presentation (YUM, RPM, APT, DPKG) all have a lot more capabilities than this one presentation could cover. Check the man pages for a full description of what they can do.
● One more time, remember that all of these commands are administrative commands, and you need to run them as root, or precede them with “sudo”