vinstall and vuninstall
Your account contains another feature unique to the VPS products to make configuration of your account easier. The
proprietary vinstall v-command allows the easy installation and configuration of programs to your account. Programs
available for installation through vinstall have been configured specifically for the VPS system and allow you to
utilize a variety of programs without complicated manual configuration.
The vuninstall utility removes files and configurations created by the vinstall utility. This section discusses using
vinstall and vuninstall to list available programs, find information about them, install, and/or remove programs.
Interactive and Non-Interactive
You can execute the vinstall utility using interactive commands, or supply the needed information as command-line
options to avoid the interactive vinstall prompts. Refer to Table 1 for a list of the possible vinstall actions you
can execute and the interactive and non-interactive commands for each. Substitute vuninstall for vinstall when
removing programs.
Certain programs may prompt for further information as part of their own installation process, even when using the
non-interactive vinstall commands.
vinstall command options
| Actions |
Interactive Command |
Non-interactive Command |
| Enter interactive mode |
vinstall |
n/a |
| List available programs |
? |
vinstall -l |
| Find additional information about a program |
program |
n/a |
| Enter install mode |
install |
n/a |
| Install a program |
program
(while in install mode) |
vinstall program |
Exit interactive mode |
quit |
n/a |
Press ctrl+c at any time to exit the interactive or non-interactive vinstall process. Use this option with caution as it immediately cancels vinstall and may leave installations and programs incomplete and non-functional.
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