updates - How to install software updates
ProLine updates may include a number of programs (and their manuals). To make transferring many files as efficient as possible, the updated files are stored in an archive created with the ProLine Archive (par) program. The update file, ending with a “.par” extension, is distributed over the ProLine network to the system administrator at each site.
To install an update, the administrator follows these three easy steps:
Login, and change directories to $/ with this command:
cd $/
Invoke the unpar command on the archive (residing in the administrator’s directory):
unpar -r ~/update.par
The name of the .par file varies from update to update, but always ends with “.par”.
Reboot the system to begin a new ProLine session:
boot -r
The administrator should move the ProLine update archive offline to a safe place (e.g. a backup disk).
If an update consists of an enormous amount of data, it is usually
compressed using a utility such as ShrinkIt. These updates are sent
out with a “.shk” extension and must be decompressed into the
resulting “.par” file before the steps above can be taken.
If an update is distributed with a “.uu” suffix, it indicates that it
must be decoded using the uudecode program first. A “.par.uu” or
“.shk.uu” ending means an archive is contained in the uuencoded file.