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diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md index 4f32d9dfb..e253efa99 100644 --- a/contrib/README.md +++ b/contrib/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +<!-- +title: "Netdata contrib" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/contrib/README.md +--> + # Netdata contrib ## Building .deb packages @@ -15,6 +20,17 @@ way to do this is with a symlink: 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 @@ -25,36 +41,16 @@ This should give a package that can be installed in the parent directory, which you can install manually with dpkg. ```sh -ls ../*.deb -../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb -sudo dpkg -i ../netdata_1.0.0_amd64.deb +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 ``` -### Building for a Debian system without systemd - -The included packaging is designed for modern Debian systems that -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). - -- rename `contrib/debian/control.wheezy` to `contrib/debian/control`. - -- change `control.wheezy from contrib/Makefile* to control`. - -- 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` - -- 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 The recommended way to upgrade Netdata packages built from this |