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></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Any copyright information for the <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>qterm</EM
> package is printed out now:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>qterm was compiled and made &quot;Ready-to-Run&quot; by 
        Ready-to-Run Software, Inc.


/*
 * Copyright (c) 1990 Michael A. Cooper.
 * This software may be freely distributed provided it is not sold for 
 * profit and the author is credited appropriately.
 */
                               ************************</PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>You are then prompted with 
installation questions, with the default answers printed within square
brackets (<CODE
CLASS="literal"
>[]</CODE
>).</P
><P
CLASS="para"
>The first question is where to install the software. The installation
program assumes <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>/usr/local</EM
> as the default installation
directory. If you want to change
the default, type the name of a different directory here. This directory will
now be used when you are prompted for the same information in
all subsequent packages. </P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install package at dir [/usr/local]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>/work/tools</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>The next question is where to install the shared files 
for the package. The default is to use 
a <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>share</EM
> subdirectory of whatever directory you specified
in the previous question.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install shared files at [/work/tools/share]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Third, you're asked whether to remove the <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>s</EM
> prefix
from the names of the directories in which you install the
shared files. The default is &quot;y&quot; for &quot;yes&quot;-remove the <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>s</EM
> prefix.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Convert slib-&gt;lib, sbin-&gt;bin, sspool-&gt;spool, sinclude-&gt;include [y]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>The fourth question is whether to install all the shared files, some, or
none of them. The default is to install just some selected shared files.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install Shared files (All, Some, None) [s]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Now you're asked whether to install the manpages. The default is
to install them all. You might choose not to install unformatted
manpages if you are low on disk space or if you don't have <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>nroff</EM
>
on your system to format them with:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install Unformatted Man pages (Approx  13Kb) [y]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install Formatted Man pages (Approx  15Kb) [y]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Finally you're asked about any other shareable files.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install Other Shareable files (Approx   3Kb) [y]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-62994"
></A
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-62996"
></A
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-62998"
></A
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63000"
></A
>
(Other packages might have other questions, as appropriate. 
For example, the
<EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>gawk</EM
> installation asks whether to install Texinfo files,
PostScript format documentation, and DVI format documentation.)</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63004"
></A
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63007"
></A
>If you want the answer to any 
question to be used for all subsequent packages without further prompting, 
enter the answer in uppercase. You can enter a pathname in
uppercase, and the installation script will convert it to lowercase
before using it.
For example:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install package at dir [/usr/local]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>/WORK/TOOLS</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install shared files at [/work/tools/share]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>/WORK/TOOLS/SHARE</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Convert slib-&gt;lib, sbin-&gt;bin, sspool-&gt;spool, sinclude-&gt;include [y]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>Y</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install Shared files (All, Some, None) [s]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>S</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install Unformatted Man pages (Approx  13Kb) [y]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>Y</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install Formatted Man pages (Approx  15Kb) [y]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>Y</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Install Other Shareable files (Approx   3Kb) [y]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>Y</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>After answering all the questions, the installation script sets
up its installation information and asks you once more if it's
correct. If you change your mind about the current configuration,
press &quot;n&quot; to get another chance to change some of your 
installation parameters or to abort the installation of
this package entirely.
If the current configuration is acceptable, press 
RETURN a final time, and the package is installed.  </P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Please wait....

    About To Install: qterm

        at /work/tools
        with shareable files at /work/tools/share
        slib-&gt;lib, sbin-&gt;bin, sspool-&gt;spool, sinclude-&gt;include

Are these correct [y]? <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
Proceeding with install...

0 directories added, 6 files installed, 0 symbolic links created.
Approximately  99Kb installed.</PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>&#13;Once the <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>qterm</EM
> installation is completed, the installation
script returns to the main menu if this is the only package
you have selected. </P
><P
CLASS="para"
>After all programs are installed, you can quit the installation 
program. 
Upon quitting, the installation program suggests a new 
<SPAN
CLASS="link"
>search path (<A
CLASS="linkend"
HREF="ch08_07.htm"
TITLE="Setting Your Search Path "
>8.7</A
>)</SPAN
>
for you.&#13;</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>You may want to change your path to include:
   /work/tools/bin
   /work/tools/share/bin

Suggested new path:
/work/tools/bin:/work/tools/share/bin:/bin:/usr/bin ...</PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>A log file of the installation process is kept in
<EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>/tmp/RTRinstall.log</EM
>.
A typical entry looks like this:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Package: jot - installed Thu Jul 10 14:39:52 EDT 1997

   /usr3/tmp/sidh/sundae/bin/jot
   /usr3/tmp/sidh/sundae/bin: Making directory
   /usr3/tmp/sidh/sundae/share: Making directory
   /usr3/tmp/sidh/sundae: Making directory


3 directories added, 1 file installed.
Approximately  24Kb installed.<A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63040"
></A
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
CLASS="title"
NAME="UPT-ART-9503-SECT-1.3.5"
>52.5.3.5 Installing Everything Using the Defaults </A
></H4
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63044"
></A
>If you don't want to be bothered with being questioned about
every package in the installation, and the default values are
fine with you, you can bypass the questions and install everything at
once. At the main menu, press &quot;A&quot; for &quot;All&quot; to install all packages:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>bash         bitmaps      bsdtar       bsplit       calen        cpmod
cvtbase      delete       diff         ediff        emacs        fgrep
fileutils    find         gawk         getopt       glimpse      grabchars
   ...
Enter the name of a package to install or choose Search, Quit or All
&lt;package, S(earch), A(ll), Q(uit) [Search]? A <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63051"
></A
>You are shown information about the first program, <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>bash</EM
>.
Then you are asked whether to install <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>bash</EM
>:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>GNU Bash, version 1.14.6.

Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, an interactive shell with
Bourne shell syntax (/bin/sh); but also with interactive command line
editing, job control on architectures that support it, Csh-like history
features and brace expansion, and a slew of other stuff.

The bash package is approximately 2.3Mb
    601Kb - Required
    383Kb - Shared: DVI Format Documentation
    205Kb - Shared: Formatted Man pages
    217Kb - Shared: Info files
      9Kb - Shared: Other Documentation
    741Kb - Shared: PostScript Format Documentation

    165Kb - Shared: Unformatted Man pages
     49Kb - Shared: examples/templates/extra info

Install bash [y]? y</PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>The default answer is &quot;y&quot;, to install <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>bash</EM
>. However, if you
respond instead with the string <CODE
CLASS="literal"
>++</CODE
>, <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>bash</EM
> will be
installed and furthermore, all default values will be used 
from now on without prompting.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>Install bash [y]? <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>++</B
></CODE
> <KBD
CLASS="keycap"
>[RETURN]</KBD
>
bash was compiled and made &quot;Ready-to-Run&quot; by
        Ready-to-Run Software, Inc.

Copyright (C) Free Software Foundation, Inc.

GNU bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
later version.

GNU bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
for more details.

                               ************************
Please wait....

    About To Install: bash

        at /usr3/tmp/sidh
        with shareable files at /usr3/tmp/sidh/share
        slib-lib, sbin-bin, sspool-spool, sinclude-include

Are these correct [y]? y
Proceeding with install...

14 directories added, 27 files installed, 0 symbolic links created.
Approximately 2.3Mb installed.
Notes (file, print, view, done) [view]? done</PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63066"
></A
>At this point, you can go to lunch and come back to find everything
installed in <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>/usr/local</EM
>.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Another alternative is to call the installation script with the
<EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>-D</EM
> option to use the defaults.  
For example:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
>% <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>install.pt -D</B
></CODE
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
><P
CLASS="para"
>You'll still have to answer the question about your <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>umask</EM
>,
and you'll have to answer &quot;A&quot; for &quot;All&quot; to the main menu, but then
all packages will be installed without prompting.</P
><P
CLASS="para"
>Note that to run a default installation, you will need to have 
write permission to the default directory of <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>/usr/local</EM
>.</P
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><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
CLASS="title"
NAME="UPT-ART-9503-SECT-1.4"
>52.5.4 Unmounting the CD-ROM </A
></H3
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63082"
></A
>When you are finished with the installation, you can unmount the CD-ROM
with the <EM
CLASS="emphasis"
>umount</EM
> command with just the mount point as the argument:</P
><P
CLASS="para"
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="screen"
><PRE
CLASS="screen"
># <CODE
CLASS="userinput"
><B
>/etc/umount /cdrom</B
></CODE
></PRE
></BLOCKQUOTE
></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
CLASS="title"
NAME="UPT-ART-9503-SECT-1.5"
>52.5.5 What to Do if You Have Problems </A
></H3
><P
CLASS="para"
><A
CLASS="indexterm"
NAME="AUTOID-63092"
></A
>If you can't get the software to install and/or run, then you can call
Ready-to-Run's
<SPAN
CLASS="link"
>CD support line (<A
CLASS="linkend"
HREF="ch52_09.htm"
TITLE="Software Support from RTR "
>52.9</A
>)</SPAN
>.</P
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><P
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>- <SPAN
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