X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.Linux;h=8ae7aaca72b0d8004c3aa3e091ba08d50185e2c7;hb=fb8c93473efacd67a50117d0f2a3084f2d96ceca;hp=3088f8cbec3b671aec34e3f785d6bd4413e15ce3;hpb=8084a2800f82c6d0ec438cb8f2de24518af2c712;p=openvswitch diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 3088f8cb..8ae7aaca 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch on a generic Linux host. If you want to install Open vSwitch on a Citrix XenServer version 5.5.0, see INSTALL.XenServer instead. -This version of Open vSwitch should be built manually with "configure" -and "make". Debian packaging for Open vSwitch is also included, but -they have not been recently tested, and so Debian packages are not a -recommended way to use this version of Open vSwitch. +This version of Open vSwitch may be built manually with "configure" +and "make", as described below. You may also build Debian packages by +running "dpkg-buildpackage". Build Requirements ------------------ @@ -24,8 +23,9 @@ you will need the following software: - libssl, from OpenSSL, is optional but recommended if you plan to connect the Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. libssl is required to establish confidentiality and authenticity in the - connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. To - enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes. + connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. If + libssl is installed, then Open vSwitch will automatically build + with support for it. To compile the kernel module, you must also install the following. If you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may use the