Perle Systems 1S1P manual Rpm -ivh perle-serial-version-release.src.rpm

Install from Source RPM

1. Log in to the LINUX system as root user.

Notes:

The <packages directory> path name in the following instructions will be different depending on the LINUX distribution you have installed. ( i.e. Redhat will have a “redhat” directory; Suse will have a “packages” directory)

The <rpm build command> will change depending on the version of the RPM utilities installed. For newer versions (i.e. 4.2) , the <rpm build command> is “rpmbuild”. For older versions use “rpm”.

2.At the LINUX prompt, copy the supplied perle-serial-<version>-<release>.src.rpmfile onto your system in the /tmp directory.

3.Install the source rpm by typing the following command:

rpm –ivh perle-serial-<version>-<release>.src.rpm

4. Build the binary RPM package for your system by entering the following commands:

cd /usr/src/<packages directory>/SPECS

<rpm build command> -bb perle-serial-<version>.spec

5. Install the binary RPM which was just created. Enter the following commands:

cd /usr/src/<packages directory>/RPMS/<arch>

rpm –ivh perle-serial-<version>-<release>.<arch>.rpm

The <arch> value is the architecture of your LINUX machine such as “i386” or “alpha”.

Install from Tar File Driver Version 3.4.x or Below

1.Log in to the LINUX system as root user.

2.At the LINUX prompt, copy the supplied perle-serial .tgzfile onto your system in the /tmp directory.

3.Unpack the file using the command:

tar –xzvf perle-serial-<version>-<release>.tgz

4. Build and install the perle-serial software by entering the following commands:

cd /tmp/perle-serial-<version>-<release>

./tar_install.sh

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