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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9eab54ece --- /dev/null +++ b/INSTALL @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +LVM2 installation +================= + +1) Install device-mapper + + Ensure the device-mapper has been installed on the machine. + + The device-mapper should be in the kernel (look for 'device-mapper' + messages in the kernel logs) and /usr/include/libdevmapper.h should + be present. + + The device-mapper is available from: + ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM2/device-mapper/ + + +2) Generate custom makefiles. + + Run the 'configure' script from the top directory. + + If you do not have GNU readline (http://www.gnu.org/directory/readline.html) + installed use + ./configure --disable-readline + + +3) Build and install LVM2. + + Run 'make install' from the top directory. + + +4) Create a configuration file + |