Installing software packages on HPUX can be little painful when it has lot of dependencies. depothelper utility will help you to download and install the software packages and all it’s dependencies automatically.
1. Install depothelper
Download depothelper from depothelper-2.00. Unzip, and install it as shown below.
# swinstall -s depothelper-2.00-hppa-11.31.depot
2. Use depothelper to install any software
Syntax:
# /usr/local/bin/depothelper PACKAGENAME
Example: Install zsh
# /usr/local/bin/depothelper zsh ===================================================================== Package-version Comment Download Install ===================================================================== ia64-11.31 Package list Using cache OK gdbm-1.8.3 Dependency (01/02) OK OK ncurses-5.7 Dependency (02/02) OK OK zsh-4.3.10 Requested OK OK =====================================================================
As shown in the above example, depothelper downloaded and installed the dependencies first before installing the zsh.
3. Download depots – Don’t install them
Sometimes you may want to just download the dependencies and the packages, but don’t want to install it. Use -n option to download the depot files, but skip the installation.
# /usr/local/bin/depothelper -n esound ===================================================================== Package-version Comment Download Install ===================================================================== ia64-11.31 Package list Using cache OK audiofile-0.2.7 Dependency OK Skipped (req.) esound-0.2.41 Requested OK Skipped (req.) =====================================================================
Those downloaded files will be available in the path /usr/local/lib/depothelper/, as shown below.
# cd /usr/local/lib/depothelper/ # ls audiofile-0.2.7-ia64-11.31.depot.gz esound-0.2.41-ia64-11.31.depot.gz
4. Remove downloaded depots
You might want to remove the downloaded depots after it got successfully installed to free-up some space on the system. Use -r option, which downloads the depot, installs it, and removes it.
# /usr/local/bin/depothelper -r cscope ===================================================================== Package-version Comment Download Install ===================================================================== ia64-11.31 Package list Using cache OK bison-2.4.1 Dependency (01/04) OK OK (+ deleted depot) flex-2.5.35 Dependency (02/04) OK OK (+ deleted depot) m4-1.4.15 Dependency (03/04) OK OK (+ deleted depot) regex-0.12 Dependency (04/04) OK OK (+ deleted depot) cscope-15.7a Requested OK OK (+ deleted depot) =====================================================================
5. Depothelper Usage
For usage instructions, execute the command with -?.
# /usr/local/bin/depothelper -? depothelper: Syntax display requested Syntax: depothelper [options] package[-version] [package[-version]...] Options are as follows: -a specifies the machine architecture (ia64|hppa) -c specifies the cache directory for downloaded files -e set number of days before cache package expiry (default 93) -f forces depot downloads/installs, even if already downloaded/installed -h (or -?) displays this syntax message -l [package[-version]...] lists packages with their dependencies. If no parameter is supplied, all installed packages are displayed -n will download the depots but not install them. If -u is also supplied, then a list of depots (including any dependencies) to be uninstalled will be displayed rather than actually being uninstalled -o specifies the depot OS version to download (11.11|11.23|11.31) -p specifies that an FTP proxy server will be used -r will remove downloaded depots that successfully installed -u uninstalls the specified packages and if possible, uninstalls their dependencies as well If -a/-o don't specify ia64/11.31, then -n is assumed (i.e. no install)
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