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@@ -29,42 +29,6 @@ A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string
   problem and any solution/patch.
-Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution).
-   Which packages should I install?
-A: The package monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only
-   those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system.  In
-   other words, you should be able to install this package on your
-   system, no matter what else is or in not installed.
-   However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones
-   POSIX.  We tried creating a variety of separate packages so
-   each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people
-   found that this resulted in too many packages.  So in the end,
-   all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM 
-   (monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm).  Most people will need to
-   use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package.
-Q: My system uses the .deb package format. What packages should I
-   install?
-A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers.
-   The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, after changing the
-   package name suffixes accordingly.
-Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the
-   various dependencies?
-A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run
-   rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta monitoring-plugins-<release>.tar.gz
-   In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the
-   RPM using monitoring-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'.
 Q: I get an error like
   Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds.

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 20b837c6..be8e7af2 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ
@@ -29,42 +29,6 @@ A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string
29	problem and any solution/patch.	29	problem and any solution/patch.
30		30
31		31
32	Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution).
33	Which packages should I install?
34
35	A: The package monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only
36	those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system. In
37	other words, you should be able to install this package on your
38	system, no matter what else is or in not installed.
39
40	However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones
41	POSIX. We tried creating a variety of separate packages so
42	each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people
43	found that this resulted in too many packages. So in the end,
44	all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM
45	(monitoring-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm). Most people will need to
46	use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package.
47
48
49	Q: My system uses the .deb package format. What packages should I
50	install?
51
52	A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers.
53	The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, after changing the
54	package name suffixes accordingly.
55
56
57	Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the
58	various dependencies?
59
60	A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run
61
62	rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta monitoring-plugins-<release>.tar.gz
63
64	In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the
65	RPM using monitoring-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'.
66
67
68	Q: I get an error like	32	Q: I get an error like
69		33
70	Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds.	34	Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds.