[bug-notifications] [pkg_get 0002971]: No installation instructions

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http://opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=2971 
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Reported By:                kapilt
Assigned To:                phil
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Project:                    pkg_get
Issue ID:                   2971
Category:                   other
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
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Date Submitted:             2008-12-16 23:13 CET
Last Modified:              2009-03-09 09:08 CET
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Summary:                    No installation instructions
Description: 
tried to get past the fork literature, and get on with using opencsw.
however there are no docs on how to actually install pkg-get. the user
manual completely skips it. seems like a a great way to attrition your user
base to zero. seriously, if you want people to use this stuff, you should
document how to install it.
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 (0005473) phil (manager) - 2008-12-19 17:11
 http://opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=2971#c5473 
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There IS documentation on how to install. However, perhaps you followed a
path that did not lead you to the docs.

What "user manual" are you referring to, that does not tell you how to
install it?

when you say "manual", I think "Man page". however, if you are reading the
manpage, then isnt it already installed? :-) 

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 (0005584) philadmin (administrator) - 2009-02-27 18:09
 http://opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=2971#c5584 
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user unresponsive as to specific needs. closing after 3 months. 

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 (0005592) kapilt (reporter) - 2009-02-28 19:27
 http://opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=2971#c5592 
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okay, say i come to the opencsw.org site, and i want to use opencsw.
nothing obvious on the home page. so i click on the next obvious link. the
user guide link. i get a documentation page without any information on how
to actual install opencsw, just how to use it. 

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 (0005611) automatthias (reporter) - 2009-03-09 09:08
 http://opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=2971#c5611 
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I think kapilt means that opencsw.org should have a page similar to
http://www.blastwave.org/howto.html - that is, a page which explains how to
install pkg-get. In other words, instructions how to get started with
opencsw.org with no previous knowledge of it.

I'd suggest putting on the main page, http://www.opencsw.org/, something
along the lines of:

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pkgadd -d http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/solaris/opencsw/pkg_get.pkg all
echo >> /etc/opt/csw/pkg-get.conf \
  "url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/opencsw/current/"
pkg-get -U
pkg-get -i vim
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2008-12-16 23:13 kapilt         New Issue                                    
2008-12-19 17:09 phil           Status                   new => assigned     
2008-12-19 17:09 phil           Assigned To               => phil            
2008-12-19 17:11 phil           Note Added: 0005473                          
2009-02-27 18:09 philadmin      Note Added: 0005584                          
2009-02-27 18:09 philadmin      Status                   assigned => resolved
2009-02-27 18:09 philadmin      Resolution               open => not fixable 
2009-02-27 18:15 philadmin      Status                   resolved => closed  
2009-02-28 19:27 kapilt         Note Added: 0005592                          
2009-02-28 19:27 kapilt         Status                   closed => feedback  
2009-02-28 19:27 kapilt         Resolution               not fixable => reopened
2009-03-09 09:08 automatthias   Note Added: 0005611                          
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