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charset="utf-8"; x-default="true" List the various options so that the most likely ones come first. Signed-off-by: Andrea Bolognani Reviewed-by: Jim Fehlig --- docs/kbase/rpm-deployment.rst | 52 +++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/kbase/rpm-deployment.rst b/docs/kbase/rpm-deployment.rst index d1180fb0c3..31805c2280 100644 --- a/docs/kbase/rpm-deployment.rst +++ b/docs/kbase/rpm-deployment.rst @@ -23,32 +23,6 @@ listed on this page will exist. Deployment choices =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 -Client only install -------------------- - -If an application is capable of using multiple different virtualization dr= ivers -it is undesirable to force the installation of a specific set of drivers. = In -this case the application will merely wish to request a client only install - -Alternatively if an application is intended to communicate with a hypervis= or on -a remote host there is no need to install drivers locally, only a client is -needed - -The only required package is the `libvirt-libs`, however, it is useful to -also install `libvirt-client`. - - -Every possible virt driver --------------------------- - -There is rarely a need to install every virt driver at once on a given hos= t. -In the unlikely event that this is needed, however, the `libvirt` package -should be installed. - -Note that this doesn't actually pull in the hypervisors, only the libvirt -code to talk to the hypervisors. - - Full features for one virt driver --------------------------------- =20 @@ -65,6 +39,21 @@ footprint of the daemons is also relatively large since = a lot of code is loaded. =20 =20 +Client only install +------------------- + +If an application is capable of using multiple different virtualization dr= ivers +it is undesirable to force the installation of a specific set of drivers. = In +this case the application will merely wish to request a client only install + +Alternatively if an application is intended to communicate with a hypervis= or on +a remote host there is no need to install drivers locally, only a client is +needed + +The only required package is the `libvirt-libs`, however, it is useful to +also install `libvirt-client`. + + Minimal features for one virt driver ------------------------------------ =20 @@ -87,6 +76,17 @@ and host devices, leaving only the bare minimum function= ality for managing KVM guests. =20 =20 +Every possible virt driver +-------------------------- + +There is rarely a need to install every virt driver at once on a given hos= t. +In the unlikely event that this is needed, however, the `libvirt` package +should be installed. + +Note that this doesn't actually pull in the hypervisors, only the libvirt +code to talk to the hypervisors. + + RPM packages =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 --=20 2.38.1