Procedure
1. At the Package Manager command prompt, type wasp listrepository. The currently defined sources
are displayed in a list.
2. Use one of the following methods to add repository sources:
n
To add repository sources to the end of the existing list, type wasp addrepository bin
<repositoryUri> <platformname> <sectionname> .
n
To add a repository and assign it a particular place in the list, type wasp insertrepository bin
<repositoryUri> <platformname> <sectionname> <indexnumber>. When using insertrepository, the
number specifies where the source is inserted in the repository source in the list, and therefore the
order in which the repository is processed when determining if a package is available for
download. A value of 0 (zero) puts the repository source at the top of the list.
See
"Package Manager for WindowsCommand Line Options" on page 51
for more information about
other arguments related repositories.
3. Press
Enter
. The entry is added to the repository list.
4. Type wasp listrepository. The format (bin) and URI are displayed in the list along with the platform
and section.
Remove Repository Sources
A source is the combination of a platform and section in a repository. Removing repository platforms and
sections to the repository list allows you to control which repository sources the Package Manager for
Windows uses when installing and removing software.
C
AUTION
If you remove a repository source from which a particular package was installed, and the
package is no longer available in the local cratecache folder, you will not be able to uninstall the package.
Prerequisites
The repository entries exist in repository.xml, located in
C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\Wasp
.
Procedure
1. At the Package Manager command prompt, type wasp listrepository. The currently defined sources
are displayed in a list.
2. To remove a repository source, type wasp removerepository bin <repositoryUri> <platformname>
<sectionname>. See
"Package Manager for WindowsCommand Line Options" on page 51
for more
information about other arguments related repositories.
3. Press
Enter
. The entry is removed from the repository list.
4. Type wasp listrepository. Verify that the repository source has been removed.
Install Packages
The installation of packages is run as a command line function. Installing a published package includes
processing dependencies.
Prerequisites
The package is listed as a repository source in Package Manager for Windows. See
"Add Repository
Sources " on page 49
for more information.
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