Appendix: Command-line options for mkinstpkg
The mkinstpkg tool creates a deployment package that end users can use to install Sophos Anti-Virus.
The default installation location is /opt/sophos-av/update.
Here is a full list of the command-line options you can use with mkinstpkg. = at the end of the option means it takes an argument.
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Option |
Description |
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-d, --debug |
Use the --debug option when the Sophos Anti-Virus installer is run. |
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-h, --help |
Output help text |
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-o=, --output= |
Destination for the package |
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-r, --rpm |
Build an RPM package |
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-D, --deb |
Build a DEB package |
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--tar |
Build a tar file (default) |
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--update-proxy-address= |
Proxy address to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over HTTPS |
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--update-proxy-username= |
Proxy username to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over HTTPS |
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--update-proxy-password= |
Proxy password to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over HTTPS |
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--extra-options= |
Extra installer options to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus, for example: --extra-options="--preferFanotify" |
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-v, --verbose |
Use the --verbose option when the Sophos Anti-Virus installer is run. |
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--rpm-version= |
RPM version if building an RPM package |
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--rpm-release= |
RPM release version if building an RPM package |
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--sophos |
Update from Sophos rather than your own server |
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--update-type= |
Specify where Sophos Anti-Virus will update from. Use "s" for updates from Sophos, or anything other than "s" for updates from your own server. |
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--sec-group= |
The group that computers will be added to when Sophos Anti-Virus is installed |