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diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a5e64050..000000000 --- a/contrib/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -title: "Netdata contrib" -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/contrib/README.md -sidebar_label: "Netdata contrib" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "References" -learn_rel_path: "Developers" ---> - -# Netdata contrib - -## Building .deb packages - -The `contrib/debian/` directory contains basic rules to build a -Debian package. It has been tested on Debian Jessie and Wheezy, -but should work, possibly with minor changes, if you have other -dpkg-based systems such as Ubuntu or Mint. - -To build Netdata for a Debian Jessie system, the debian directory -has to be available in the root of the Netdata source. The easiest -way to do this is with a symlink: - -```sh -ln -s contrib/debian -``` - -Edit the `debian/changelog` file to reflect the package version and -the build time: - -```sh -netdata (1.21.0) unstable; urgency=medium - - * Initial Release - - -- Netdata Builder <bot@netdata.cloud> Tue, 12 May 2020 10:36:52 +0200 -``` - -Then build the debian package: - -```sh -dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -rfakeroot -``` - -This should give a package that can be installed in the parent -directory, which you can install manually with dpkg. - -```sh -ls -1 ../*.deb -../netdata_1.21.0_amd64.deb -../netdata-dbgsym_1.21.0_amd64.deb -../netdata-plugin-cups_1.21.0_amd64.deb -../netdata-plugin-cups-dbgsym_1.21.0_amd64.deb -../netdata-plugin-freeipmi_1.21.0_amd64.deb -../netdata-plugin-freeipmi-dbgsym_1.21.0_amd64.deb -sudo dpkg -i ../netdata_1.21.0_amd64.deb -``` - -### Reinstalling Netdata - -The recommended way to upgrade Netdata packages built from this -source is to remove the current package from your system, then -install the new package. Upgrading on wheezy is known to not -work cleanly; Jessie may behave as expected. - - |