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Update virt-install man page at 'dist' time with latest os type/variants.
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‎INSTALL‎

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Please see http://docs.python.org/inst/standard-install.html for more info
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on the standard python install process.
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If installing from an upstream checkout, the 'man' pages may not be up to
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date. You can force man page generation (which will be picked up by the next
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'install' command) with:
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python setup.py sdist
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An RPM can be built and placed in the local rpmroot with:
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python setup.py rpm
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Note this RPM has been catered to Fedora/Red Hat distros.
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Note this RPM has been catered to Fedora/Red Hat distros, but may work
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elsewhere..
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For translators, running:
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‎MANIFEST.in‎

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include virt-install virt-clone virt-image virt-convert
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include autobuild.sh
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include doc/*
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recursive-include man *.1 *.5 *.pod
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recursive-include man *.1 *.5 *.pod *.pod.in
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recursive-include po *.po *.pot

‎man/en/virt-convert.pod‎

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=item --os-type=OS_TYPE
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Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system. This will
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attempt to pick the most suitable ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported
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mouse drivers and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. The
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valid operating system types are
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Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system (ex. 'linux',
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=item --os-variant=OS_VARIANT
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variant. This parameter is optional. The valid variants are
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variant (ex. 'fedora8', 'winxp'). This parameter is optional, and does not
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