From: Gunnar Beutner Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 07:03:00 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Update INSTALL file. X-Git-Tag: v0.0.11~27 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2fb0c3d33559f6bdedb45fb6384e9d1f212d324f;p=icinga2 Update INSTALL file. Fixes #6116 --- diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 396dabf58..92ae73b30 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ Installing Icinga 2 =================== -Please note that the current version of Icinga 2 isn't much more than a tech -demo. Expect some rough edges when installing and running Icinga 2. - -For the "finished" version we're planning to release packages for the most -common Linux distributions as well as for Windows - or at least co-operate -with the package maintainers. +The recommended way of installing Icinga 2 is to use packages. The Icinga +project provides both release and development packages for a number +of operating systems. Please check the documentation in the doc/ directory for a current list -of available packages. +of available packages and detailed installation instructions. + +There are a number of known caveats when installing from source such as +incorrect directory and file permissions. So even if you're planning to +not use the official packages it is advisable to build your own Debian +or RPM packages. Build Requirements ------------------