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Simplify the installation of the needed rpm packages
authorWilliam Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:59:50 +0000 (15:59 -0400)
committerWilliam Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:59:50 +0000 (15:59 -0400)
There was some detail on writing repo files. However, that text is not needed
for rhel-5/6 or fedora. There are already repo files that point on the
location of the debuginfo files.

doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Installation.xml

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     <para>
-           The easiest way to install the required kernel information packages is through <command>yum install</command>
-           and <command>debuginfo-install</command>. <command>debuginfo-install</command> is included with later versions of the
-           <filename>yum-utils</filename> package (for example, version 1.1.10), and also requires an appropriate <command>yum</command>
-           repository from which to download and install <command>-debuginfo</command>/<filename>-debuginfo-common</filename> packages.
-    </para>
-
-       <para condition="fedora">
-           Most of the required kernel packages can be found at
-           <ulink url="http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/"/>. Configure
-           <command>yum</command> accordingly by adding a new "debug" <command>yum</command> repository file
-           under <filename>/etc/yum.repos.d</filename> containing the following lines:
-       </para>
-
-<programlisting condition="fedora">
-[fedora-debuginfo]
-name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - Debug
-failovermethod=priority
-baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/debug/
-enabled=1</programlisting>
-
-
-       <para condition="RedHat">
-               Most required kernel packages can be found at
-               <ulink url="ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/"/>; navigate there until you find the
-               appropriate <filename>Debuginfo</filename> directory for your system. Configure
-               <command>yum</command> accordingly by adding a new "debug" <command>yum</command> repository file under
-               <filename>/etc/yum.repos.d</filename> containing the following lines:
-       </para>
-<programlisting condition="RedHat">
-[rhel-debuginfo]
-name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Debug
-baseurl=ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/$releasever/en/os/$basearch/Debuginfo/
-enabled=1</programlisting>
-
-<para>
-       After configuring <command>yum</command> with the appropriate repository, you can now install
-       the required <filename>-devel</filename>, <filename>-debuginfo</filename>, and <filename>-debuginfo-common</filename>
-       packages for your kernel. To install the corresponding packages for a specific kernel, run the following commands:
-</para>
+           The easiest way to install the required kernel information
+           packages is through <command>yum install</command> and
+           <command>debuginfo-install</command> commands.
+           <command>debuginfo-install</command> is included with
+           later versions of the <filename>yum-utils</filename>
+           package (for example, version 1.1.10), and also requires
+           an appropriate <command>yum</command> repository from
+           which to download and install
+           <command>-debuginfo</command>/<filename>-debuginfo-common</filename>
+           packages.  You can install the required
+           <filename>-devel</filename>,
+           <filename>-debuginfo</filename>, and
+           <filename>-debuginfo-common</filename> packages for your
+           kernel. To install the corresponding packages for a
+           specific kernel, run the following commands:
+   </para>
 
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para><command>yum install <replaceable>kernelname</replaceable>-devel-<replaceable>version</replaceable></command></para></listitem>
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