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Comment: Review

Don't put the version number in the title. Perhaps opDepends - NMIS Dependency Installer

Do we want this doc in opCommon, not NMIS? 

Overview

Welcome to the documentation for opDepends-1.0, a dependency installer designed for RHEL 9. This tool is specifically engineered to operate in air-gapped environments with zero internet connectivity, ensuring seamless installation of RPM packages and Perl modules from source without relying on external repositories or mirrors. It will ensure all dependency's dependencies for NMIS and the FirstWave OMK applications NMIS Professional Modules are correctly fulfiledinstalled.

Features

  • Offline Installation : — Installs RPM packages and Perl modules entirely offline, making it ideal for secure or isolated environments.
  • Automatic Installation : — Facilitates the easy installation of dependencies from source.
  • Self-Cleaning : — Automatically cleans up after the installation process, maintaining a tidy system.
  • Repository-Free : — Operates without the need for any online repositories or mirrors.

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  • Operating System: RHEL 9
  • Privileges: Root access is required to run opDepends-1.0.
  • The opDepends self extracting run filr file in the air-gapped environment.

Installation Instructions

  1. First, download the latest  opDepends-1.0 package, available here: XYZ
  2. Bring it into your Air-Gapped environment however you wish
  3. Execute the package:   use sh and then you don't have to mess around making it executable.
Code Block
sudo sh ./opDepends-1.0.run

Usage Notes

Sudo sudo Requirement: opDepends-1.0 must be run with sudo privileges. If you attempt to run it without sudo, the installation will terminate before startingwith an error message.

On average, opDepends-1.0 takes 15 minutes to complete. 

Release Notes

See opDepends Release Notes

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please consider the following steps:

  1. Check Permissions: Ensure you are running the command with sudo.
  2. Verify Download: Make sure the opDepends-1.0 package is fully downloaded and not corrupted.
  3. Log Files: Review the log output generated by opDepends-1.0 in /var/log/opdepends_out.log

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