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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2fbc3c --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# ThirdPartyInstallers + +This is a collection of utilities to handle the installation of packages in non-native formats such as RPM and DEB. + +Packages are unpacked under `/Programs`. The contents of `/opt`, when present, are flattened under the new program entry +and compatibility symlinks are created at /opt pointing back to the new entry at `/Programs`. + +# Caveats + +Note that running packages built for other distributions is a best-effort task. There are many features that won't +work out of the box and that are outside the scope of `ThirdPartyInstallers`. For instance, init scripts, tasks files, +and reliance on other distro-specific components may preclude the installed package from working as expected. + +# Usage + +Installing a single RPM file: + +`$ InstallPackage-RPM libfoo-2.1-3.x86_64.rpm` + +Merging multiple RPMs under a single entry at `/Programs`: + +`$ InstallPackage-RPM --app-name "LibreOffice" --version-number 5.2.3.3 *.rpm` |