Fix links, update RedHat section, small language and content nits

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...@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Installing Varnish ...@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Installing Varnish
With open source software, you can choose to install binary packages With open source software, you can choose to install binary packages
or compile stuff from source-code. To install a package or compile or compile stuff from source-code. To install a package or compile
from source is a matter of personal taste. If you don't know which from source is a matter of personal taste. If you don't know which
method too choose read the whole document and choose the method you method to choose, read the whole document and choose the method you
are most comfortable with. are most comfortable with.
...@@ -20,26 +20,24 @@ being: ...@@ -20,26 +20,24 @@ being:
FreeBSD FreeBSD
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From source:
``cd /usr/ports/varnish && make install clean``
Binary package: Binary package:
``pkg_add -r varnish`` ``pkg_add -r varnish``
From source:
``cd /usr/ports/varnish && make install clean``
CentOS/RedHat CentOS/RedHat
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We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs (el5) on We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs (el5 and el6)
`repo.varnish-cache.org <http://repo.varnish-cache.org/>`. See the on `repo.varnish-cache.org <http://repo.varnish-cache.org/>`. See the
`RedHat installation instructions `RedHat installation instructions
<http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/redhat>` for more information. <http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/redhat>`_ for more information.
Varnish is included in the `EPEL Varnish is included in the `EPEL
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ repository. Unfortunately we <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ repository, however due to
had a syntax change in Varnish 2.0.6->2.1.X. This means that we can incompatible syntax changes in newer versions of Varnish, only older
not update Varnish in `EPEL 5 <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL>`_ so versions are available. We recommend that you install the latest
the latest version there is Varnish 2.0.6. version from our repository.
EPEL6 should have Varnish 2.1 available once it releases.
Debian/Ubuntu Debian/Ubuntu
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...@@ -49,18 +47,8 @@ Varnish up and running type `sudo apt-get install varnish`. Please ...@@ -49,18 +47,8 @@ Varnish up and running type `sudo apt-get install varnish`. Please
note that this might not be the latest version of Varnish. If you note that this might not be the latest version of Varnish. If you
need a later version of Varnish, please follow the installation need a later version of Varnish, please follow the installation
instructions for `Debian instructions for `Debian
<http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/debian>` or `Ubuntu <http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/debian>`_ or `Ubuntu
<http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/ubuntu>`. <http://www.varnish-cache.org/installation/ubuntu>`_.
Other systems
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You are probably best of compiling your own code. See `Compiling
Varnish from source`_.
If that worked for you, you can skip the rest of this document for
now, and and start reading the much more interesting
:ref:`tutorial-index` instead.
Compiling Varnish from source Compiling Varnish from source
...@@ -71,7 +59,7 @@ want to compile Varnish from source for other reasons, follow these ...@@ -71,7 +59,7 @@ want to compile Varnish from source for other reasons, follow these
steps: steps:
We recommend downloading a release tarball, which you can find on We recommend downloading a release tarball, which you can find on
`repo.varnish-cache.org <http://repo.varnish-cache.org/source/>`. `repo.varnish-cache.org <http://repo.varnish-cache.org/source/>`_.
Alternatively, if you want to hack on Varnish, you should clone our Alternatively, if you want to hack on Varnish, you should clone our
git repository by doing. git repository by doing.
...@@ -125,12 +113,12 @@ The ``configure`` script takes some arguments, but more likely than ...@@ -125,12 +113,12 @@ The ``configure`` script takes some arguments, but more likely than
not, you can forget about that for now, almost everything in Varnish not, you can forget about that for now, almost everything in Varnish
are run time parameters. are run time parameters.
Before you install, you may want to run the regression tests, make Before you install, you may want to run the test suite, make a cup of
a cup of tea while it runs, it takes some minutes:: tea while it runs, it takes some minutes::
make check make check
Don't worry of a single or two tests fail, some of the tests are a Don't worry if a single or two tests fail, some of the tests are a
bit too timing sensitive (Please tell us which so we can fix it) but bit too timing sensitive (Please tell us which so we can fix it) but
if a lot of them fails, and in particular if the ``b00000.vtc`` test if a lot of them fails, and in particular if the ``b00000.vtc`` test
fails, something is horribly wrong, and you will get nowhere without fails, something is horribly wrong, and you will get nowhere without
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