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diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md index c5ce873a7..8f28282a5 100644 --- a/contrib/README.md +++ b/contrib/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# netdata contrib +# Netdata contrib ## Building .deb packages @@ -7,23 +7,28 @@ 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 +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: - ~/netdata$ ln -s contrib/debian +``` +~/netdata$ ln -s contrib/debian +``` Then build the debian package: - ~/netdata$ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -rfakeroot +``` +~/netdata$ 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. - ~/netdata$ ls ../*.deb - ../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb - ~/netdata$ sudo dpkg -i ../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb - +``` +~/netdata$ ls ../*.deb +../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb +~/netdata$ sudo dpkg -i ../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb +``` ### Building for a Debian system without systemd @@ -32,29 +37,29 @@ are based on systemd. To build non-systemd packages (for example, for Debian wheezy), you will need to make a couple of minor updates first. -* edit `contrib/debian/rules` and adjust the `dh` rule near the - top to remove systemd (see comments in that file). +- edit `contrib/debian/rules` and adjust the `dh` rule near the + top to remove systemd (see comments in that file). -* rename `contrib/debian/control.wheezy` to `contrib/debian/control`. +- rename `contrib/debian/control.wheezy` to `contrib/debian/control`. -* change `control.wheezy from contrib/Makefile* to control`. +- change `control.wheezy from contrib/Makefile* to control`. -* uncomment `EXTRA_OPTS="-P /var/run/netdata.pid"` in - `contrib/debian/netdata.default` +- uncomment `EXTRA_OPTS="-P /var/run/netdata.pid"` in + `contrib/debian/netdata.default` -* edit `contrib/debian/netdata.init` and change `PIDFILE` to - `/var/run/netdata.pid` +- edit `contrib/debian/netdata.init` and change `PIDFILE` to + `/var/run/netdata.pid` -* remove `dpkg-statoverride --update --add --force root netdata 0775 /var/lib/netdata/registry` from - `contrib/debian/netdata.postinst.in`. If you are going to handle the unique id file differently. +- remove `dpkg-statoverride --update --add --force root netdata 0775 /var/lib/netdata/registry` from + `contrib/debian/netdata.postinst.in`. If you are going to handle the unique id file differently. Then proceed as the main instructions above. -### Reinstalling netdata +### Reinstalling Netdata -The recommended way to upgrade netdata packages built from this +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. -[]() +[](<>) |