Specifying the Source on the Command Line

Specifying the Source on the Command Line

For a live installation, you can use the Inst command line argument -f to specify the distribution source. This is equivalent to giving the from command on the Inst Main menu. These examples illustrate inst -f command entries:

# inst -f /CDROM/dist 
# inst -f server:pathname  
# inst -f server:pathname/product

In your entry, specify the pathname of the software distribution for source (/CDROM/dist, for example); if the distribution is on a remote server, include the server name in your specification (easyboy:/CDROM/dist, for example). If you wish to install an individual product, substitute the shortname of the product for product in your entry (easyboy:/CDROM/dist/InPerson, for example). See "Step 2: Specifying the Source" for additional information on specifying a distribution source.