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@@ -29,42 +29,6 @@ A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string problem and any solution/patch. -Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution). - Which packages should I install? - -A: The package monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only - those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system. In - other words, you should be able to install this package on your - system, no matter what else is or in not installed. - - However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones - POSIX. We tried creating a variety of separate packages so - each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people - found that this resulted in too many packages. So in the end, - all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM - (monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm). Most people will need to - use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package. - - -Q: My system uses the .deb package format. What packages should I - install? - -A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers. - The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, after changing the - package name suffixes accordingly. - - -Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the - various dependencies? - -A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run - - rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta monitoring-plugins-<release>.tar.gz - - In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the - RPM using monitoring-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'. - - Q: I get an error like Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds. |