09-01-2008
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Originally Posted by
JStone
[...]How do I package it in such a way on AIX, so that the destination can be changed at install time.[...] Similarly, rpm seems to have a prefix option for installing the package to a desired location on linux and on HPUX machines too, the request script can be used while installing a depot to instruct where the package should get installed.
Can this be handled on AIX??[...]
Yes. Simply create your package with RPM. RPM is one out of three packaging formats that are supported by AIX. Only prereq: rpm.rte must be installed (comes free with the OS and should be installed by default).
Nice source for starting building rpm packages:
Maximum RPM Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit
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grub-install
GRUB-INSTALL(8) FSF GRUB-INSTALL(8)
NAME
grub-install - install GRUB on your drive
SYNOPSIS
grub-install [OPTION] install_device
DESCRIPTION
Install GRUB on your drive.
-h, --help
print this message and exit
-v, --version
print the version information and exit
--root-directory=DIR
install GRUB images under the directory DIR instead of the root directory
--grub-shell=FILE
use FILE as the grub shell
--no-floppy
do not probe any floppy drive
--force-lba
force GRUB to use LBA mode even for a buggy BIOS
--recheck
probe a device map even if it already exists
INSTALL_DEVICE can be a GRUB device name or a system device filename.
grub-install copies GRUB images into the DIR/boot directory specfied by --root-directory, and uses the grub shell to install grub into the
boot sector.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
grub(8), update-grub(8).
The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo manual in the grub-legacy-doc package. If the info and grub-install
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info grub-install
should give you access to the complete manual.
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